Prisoners take to roof in 'overcrowding' protest

Prison authorities were today trying to end a rooftop protest by republican and loyalist inmates at a Northern Ireland jail.

Prison authorities were today trying to end a rooftop protest by republican and loyalist inmates at a Northern Ireland jail.

The eight prisoners spent the night on the roof of Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn, Co Antrim, in an apparent protest at overcrowding.

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