At Least 33 Killed In Brazil Prison: Government
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 06, 2017 | 06:10 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 6, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 06th Jan, 2017 ) - At least 33 detainees died in a prison in northern Brazil on Friday, five days after a bloody riot in another prison killed 56 people, a local government source said.
"Thirty-three deaths have been recorded at PAMC (Agricola de Monte Cristo prison) in the early morning hours," the government of Roraima state said in a brief statement, adding that the situation is now "under control."
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