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Fire erupts in Kedar prison, suffocation cases reported: 19 detainees wounded

[ PIC 22/04/2013 – 10:06 PM ]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Hebrew media reported that 19 Palestinian prisoners and an Israeli policeman were hurt when fire broke out in the Israeli prison Ohli Kedar in Beersheba.

The sources added that one of the wounded was flown to Soroka hospital for treatment.

Wella Hebrew Website confirmed that fire erupted in a cell, where 19 Palestinian prisoners were hurt for smoke inhalation, noting that 6 Israeli jailers were also injured during evacuation of the prisoners.

The prison guards managed to put off the fire, adding that the prison administration started investigating cause of the blaze, the website said, noting that the wounded were flown to Soroka hospital in Beersheba.

The prison has witnessed on last Saturday a similar incident, where fire has erupted in criminal prisoners’ section, led to a number of injuries among the Israeli convicts.



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