Of the 1,200 who escaped , 18 have been captured and a few have surrendered . The rest are still at large in Syria or Iraq. He also ordered the closure of Libya 's border with Egypt , to the east . Residents stormed the prison because they did n't want it in their area . Authorities could n't draw their arms on the residents , allowing them to help the prisoners . City official : Benghazi 's security apparatus `` suffers from the lack of manpower and equipment ''
Of the 1,200 who escaped , 18 have been captured and a few have surrendered . The rest are still at large in Syria or Iraq. Residents stormed the prison because they did n't want it in their area . Authorities could n't draw their arms on the residents , allowing them to help the prisoners . City official : Benghazi 's security apparatus `` suffers from the lack of manpower and equipment ''