Twenty-six killed in prison riot

A fire during a prison riot in the northern Chilean city of Iquique has left 26 inmates dead.

Twenty-six killed in prison riot
Mon, 21 May, 2001 - 10:10

A fire during a prison riot in the northern Chilean city of Iquique has left 26 inmates dead.

Radio Cooperativa of Santiago has reported police used tear gas to disperse the relatives of inmates who tried to enter the prison.

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