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Italian police nab Syrian convict and guard

Italian police on Friday arrested a Syrian fugitive wanted under an international arrest warrant after his prison guard lover in Switzerland helped him break out of jail.

Italian police nab Syrian convict and guard
Kiko and Magdici were traced to Italy. Photo: Zurich cantonal police

Officers tracked both 27-year-old Hassan Kiko and 32-year-old Angela Magdici to a building in Romano di Lombardia in the Bergamo region in northern Italy, a spokesman for Milan police said.

The pair, having orchestrated the breakout in February, had spent a couple of weeks in the small town and appeared on the point of leaving Italy for the Middle East, he said.

A manhunt was launched after the guard helped the prisoner break out of the Limmattal jail in Zurich, freeing him from a four-year sentence for rape.

The arrest comes just days after Kiko and Magdici released a video that police said offered possible clues to their whereabouts.

The couple have been detained in police custody awaiting extradition.