The Police in Southern Iceland has apprehended the two men who escaped from Kvíabryggja minimum-security prison. The two men, who are 19 and 21 year old, escaped from the prison last night.
According to Morgublaðið, a local newspaper, the Police Chief Superintendent in Selfoss, Oddur Árnason, the two men were arrested in after the police received a tip about a couple of suspicious characters in the area.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that the two men were arrested after park rangers received a report that someone had broken into a summer cottage by the lake. The distance between Kvíabryggja prison and Þingvellir is 188 kilometres (117 miles).
Þingvellir National Park is of course a popular tourist attraction, frequented by foreign visitors who visit the park as part of the Golden Circle.
The Police in Southern Iceland has apprehended the two men who escaped from Kvíabryggja minimum-security prison. The two men, who are 19 and 21 year old, escaped from the prison last night.
According to Morgublaðið, a local newspaper, the Police Chief Superintendent in Selfoss, Oddur Árnason, the two men were arrested in after the police received a tip about a couple of suspicious characters in the area.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that the two men were arrested after park rangers received a report that someone had broken into a summer cottage by the lake. The distance between Kvíabryggja prison and Þingvellir is 188 kilometres (117 miles).
Þingvellir National Park is of course a popular tourist attraction, frequented by foreign visitors who visit the park as part of the Golden Circle.
