Prison fire in Turkey kills 13 inmates
- 12 years ago
Thirteen prisoners have been killed in a fire at a jail at Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey.
They died after an argument began among a group of inmates in a dormitory.
Five other prisoners were injured. The governor denied there was any mutiny.
Turkish media have suggested the dormitory was overcrowded.
The fire was brought under control and order restored.
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They died after an argument began among a group of inmates in a dormitory.
Five other prisoners were injured. The governor denied there was any mutiny.
Turkish media have suggested the dormitory was overcrowded.
The fire was brought under control and order restored.
http://www.euronews.net/