Security forces managed to restore calm at the Roumieh Prison after inmates rioted in the compound on Monday night, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.
“After a four-hour uprising, police were able to contain the situation and put out the fires that were set by the inmates,” the NNA said.
It added that the situation was back to normal.
“The inmates who were involved in the clash will be summoned by the judiciary for investigation.”
Earlier in April, Roumieh’s inmates held riots demanding amnesty and better conditions.
Roumieh was originally built to accommodate 1,500 prisoners but its population has swelled to as many as 4,000, making conditions intolerable, authorities say.
-NOW Lebanon
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