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Qld prisoner recaptured after two weeks
AAP
A male prisoner who has been on the run for nearly two weeks in north Queensland has been caught by police.
Officers arrested the 39-year-old, who's been missing from the Townsville Correctional Centre Farm since October 21, at a home at North Ward about 1am (AEST) on Saturday.
He's due to face a charge of escaping from lawful custody in the Townsville Magistrates Court later on Saturday morning.
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