(AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania launched a search Sunday night for nine people who escaped from a juvenile detention facility following a riot. The Reading division of the Pennsylvania State Police and other agencies were searching for nine juveniles who escaped from Abraxas Academy around 8 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David Beohm said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The juveniles were wearing white or grey shirts,” the department said, advising anyone encountering them to immediately call 911. Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesThe Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press seeking additional information. The search for the escaped juveniles follows shortly after the capture of an escaped murderer who eluded Pennsylvania authorities for several days despite an extended manhunt.

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