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Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito has escaped through the roof of a prison in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where he was awaiting extradition to Italy. 

The nation's interior ministry announced his escape on Monday afternoon - a day after he's believed to made a prison break. 

In a statement, the ministry said Morabito and three other inmates robbed the occupants of a nearby farmhouse after escaping from prison late on Sunday evening.