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Ancient, historic escape tunnel site (Baler, Aurora, Philippines)Memorial and marker of Ermita Hill chapel and the ancient viewing point and tunnel
An escape tunnel is a form of secret passage used as part of an escape from siege or captivity. In medieval times such tunnels were usually constructed by the builders of castles or palaces who wished to have an escape route if their domains were under attack. Prisoners have dug escape tunnels to flee captivity.
In road and rail tunnels, narrower escape tunnels are provided to enable people to escape on foot in the event of a fire or other accident. For example, between the two main bores of the Channel Tunnel is an access tunnel large enough for a fire engine.
An escapetunnel is a form of secret passage used as part of an escape from siege or captivity. In medieval times such tunnels were usually constructed...
because its sandy soil made it difficult for POWs to escape by tunnelling. It is best known for two escape plots by Allied POWs. One was in 1943 and became...
with the visibility of access points to the reworked escapetunnel, minimizing the risk of escape routes becoming obscured by smoke in the event of a major...
and medieval sewers to smuggling tunnels, escapetunnels, siege tunnels, and the like. On occasion, possible tunnels prove to be of purely natural origin...
ventilation system, by breaking down the walls, or by tunneling underground. Some prisoners have escaped by picking the locks on their cells, creating keys...
final tunnel or used as a backup or emergency escape passage. Alternatively, horizontal boreholes may sometimes be drilled ahead of the advancing tunnel face...
unauthorised access to an area. People may also build escapetunnels, such as those under the Berlin Wall. Tunneling may be part of the building of underground dwellings...
Sarposa Prison tunnelingescape was the escape of around 475 prisoners from Sarposa Prison in Kandahar by tunnel in April 2011. The tunnel was dug from...
are faced with the problem of digging an escapetunnel despite the accommodation huts, within which the tunnel entrance might be concealed, being a considerable...
on 10 March 1945, 70 prisoners escaped through a tunnel dug from Hut Nine (the only hut now left standing). The tunnel was about 30 feet (9.1 m) long...
2021: Excavation of the 980 m escape tube was completed in July 2021. This will facilitate faster completion of Sela Tunnel by undertaking simultaneous...
with glass panels inserted to the flag stone flooring to reveal an escapetunnel dug by French escapees. The outer courtyard and former German Kommandantur...
and sentenced to death. The despondent Hal suddenly realizes that the escapetunnel his men dug in WWII may still exist, as it was covered over when it...
later ladled into their graves with a teaspoon; having been short one escapetunnel, their remains later sent back in a manila envelope, coincidentally...
Tunnel 57 was a tunnel under the Berlin Wall that on 3 and 4 October 1964 was the location of a mass escape by 57 East Berlin citizens to West Berlin...
commonly referred to as hidden passages or secret tunnels, are hidden routes used for stealthy travel, escape, or movement of people and goods. They are sometimes...
hostages as part of their plan to print and escape with €2.4 billion through a self-built escapetunnel. The Professor heads the heist from an external...
their escapetunnel during the nights and returned them to their toolboxes afterwards. The escape was elaborate and has been compared to the escape made...
intricate burrows. These burrows have long entrances and are equipped with escapetunnels. In at least one species, the architectural design of a burrow is a...
600-foot escapetunnel at US prison in Iraq On 25 March 2005, a complete escapetunnel was discovered, though no prisoners had yet managed to escape. On 1...
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