San Francisco Chronicle | Albanian prisoner releases hostages, drops escape bid Reuters ATHENS | Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:20pm EDT. ATHENS (Reuters) - An Albanian criminal who has already used a helicopter to stage two prison breaks in Greece has failed in his third escape bid, releasing five prison guards he had held hostage for nearly 24 ... Greece prison siege ends with killer's surrender Killer behind Greek prison hostage siege Tense Standoff in Greece Over Prison Hostages |