Two male prisoners, a 32-year-old and a 19-year-old, sawed through the bars of their cell in a Dijon prison and escaped before dawn on Thursday. The younger man, suspected of attempted murder, is believed to be still on the run.

The escape, in Dijon, was the second in as many weeks after a convict in Rennes fled during an outing to a planetarium.

Two inmates escape a French jail by sawing through bars and using bed sheets, raising concerns about prison security.

Two male prisoners, a 32-year-old and a 19-year-old, sawed through the bars of their cell in a Dijon prison and escaped before dawn on Thursday. The younger man, suspected of…