Pakistani prisoners take judges hostage
Rioting prisoners at a jail in eastern Pakistan are holding five judges and about 50 other inmates hostage.
The judges had been inspecting the prison in Sialkot, 60 miles north-east of Lahore.
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SUBSCRIBERioting prisoners at a jail in eastern Pakistan are holding five judges and about 50 other inmates hostage.
The judges had been inspecting the prison in Sialkot, 60 miles north-east of Lahore.
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