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| Jamaican Riot Injures 21 |
| By amaicaobserver.com |
| Published: 02/09/2010 |
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The police and prison officers yesterday foiled an escape bid by rioting inmates at the high-security Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Kingston, but 21 inmates were injured in the incident. Police with riot gear and Jamaica Defence Force soldiers had to be called in to help restore calm at the prison. In the meantime, Major Richard Reese, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security, last night denied a radio report that two inmates were shot and killed at the facility during the disturbance. "...There was a small incident but I have no reports of anyone being killed," Reese told the Observer. The Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), the police's information arm, meanwhile, said there may have been shooting at the prison, but said they could not confirm any deaths. "The inmates tried to dig off the locks to their cells but they were unsuccessful and calm has been restored," an officer at the CCN said. Read More. |
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