clipped from: news.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) – Police were hunting Monday a convicted arsonist who escaped from London's Pentonville prison by clinging to the underside of the security van that brought him there.
Julien Chautard, 39, gave prison officers the slip shortly after he was counted off the van, newspapers reported.
His disappearance Friday evening was not noticed before the van was cleared to drive out of the jail.
"The circumstances around the escape will be fully investigated," the Ministry of Justice said.