Lebanon’s police say prisoners set their cells on hearth in a jail in jap Lebanon, leaving three inmates {dead} and 16 others injured
BEIRUT — Prisoners in a Lebanese jail on Friday set their cells on hearth, leaving three inmates {dead} and 16 others injured, in response to a police assertion.
Police mentioned the hearth began in a number of cells on the second ground in the principle jail within the jap metropolis of Zahle after an obvious escape try. It mentioned 19 prisoners suffered from smoke inhalation and have been taken to hospital the place three died later.
The police assertion mentioned guards had found a gap that was being dug in a wall, angering the inmates who then set their rooms on hearth.
Reinforcements have been despatched to the world of the jail to spice up safety and ensure nobody escaped, native media reported.
Dwelling situations in Lebanese prisons have deteriorated sharply for the reason that nation’s historic financial disaster started in October 2019.