At least 175 inmates escape in Taliban attack on prison in Pakistan July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1114 GMT (1914 HKT) Policemen stand outside the Central Prison after an overnight armed Taliban militant attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 30. NEW: At least 175 inmates escape, 35 of them high-profile militants, an official says NEW: Official says four police officials and five militants were killed in the attack The Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for the attack About 5,000 prisoners are held at the prison in northwestern Pakistan Peshawar, Pakistan (CNN) -- Taliban gunmen wearing police uniforms attacked a central jail in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday, allowing about 175 inmates to escape, authorities said. Around 35 of the escaped prisoners are high-profile militants, said Pervaiz Khattak, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the province where the attack took place. During the fighting that followed the assault at the prison in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, four police officials and five militants were killed, said Shoukat Yousafzai, the provincial information minister. About 5,000 prisoners are held at the prison. The gunmen cut off the prison's power supply, then launched the attack from all sides, said Malik Qasim Khan, an adviser to the chief minister on prisons. Multiple explosions were reportedly heard. Taliban spokesman Shahidaullah Shahid said the group freed around 300 prisoners, a claim that Pakistani army officials denied. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1143 GMT (1943 HKT) First came the discovery of the long-lost remains of England's King Richard III underneath a parking lot, now archaeologists have a new find. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1032 GMT (1832 HKT) Edward Snowden's father defended his son's actions Monday and slammed those who would focus on the "sinner" rather than the "sins." July 30, 2013 -- Updated 0924 GMT (1724 HKT) Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings, abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a controversial game show. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1033 GMT (1833 HKT) Bestselling erotic novel "Fifty Shades" could be behind the rise in emergencies involving handcuffs, according to London firefighters. July 29, 2013 -- Updated 2143 GMT (0543 HKT) An interview with religious scholar Reza Aslan has Twitter in a tizzy. CNN's Leone Lakhani explains. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1204 GMT (2004 HKT) Christian "Chucho" Benitez -- the top scorer in the Mexican league last season -- dies suddenly at the age of 27. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 0933 GMT (1733 HKT) Explosive stage show Africa Umoja that tells South African history includes former street children in their cast. July 29, 2013 -- Updated 2214 GMT (0614 HKT) The future of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari has been thrown further into confusion after the Spaniard was publicly rebuked. July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1052 GMT (1852 HKT) Many abandoned, or 'ghost' airports, are finding new uses, such as backdrops to movies or housing complexes.