Seven killed in fire at prison in northern Syria following inmates' riot over tensions

Damascus [Syria], September 13: At least seven inmates have been killed and others injured after a fire broke out at a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria. The fire started when inmates at a jail in Kobane rioted over tensions that had erupted in the town on Friday, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported on Saturday. However, the cause of the blaze is yet to be officially confirmed. "Dozens were injured, burned or suffocated following a riot," state TV reported. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the riot began overnight after authorities decided to transfer some inmates to another facility in Aleppo. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune