Naharnet - Zahle Prison Mutiny 2 Inmates Cut their Veins - January 05,2010

A mutiny has been reported inside a prison in the eastern town of Zahle overnight after a number of inmates set fire to mattresses and cut electric wires, resulting in a power outage.Local media on Tuesday said prisoners Abdullah al-Yamani and Mohsem al-Husseini cut the veins of their wrists in protest.They said two other inmates suffocated from smoke inhalation. While one of them was treated inside Zahle jail, the other was taken to hospital for treatment.