Police quell riot at Australian prison

Source:AFP Published: 2015-7-2 0:43:01

Heavily-armed police quelled a riot involving up to 300 inmates at an Australian jail Wednesday over the introduction of a smoking ban, with a handful of prisoners injured.

Melbourne's Metropolitan Remand Centre remains in lockdown after the 15-hour disturbance when doors were smashed, fires lit and some inmates armed themselves with sticks and iron bars from the jail's agricultural sheds.

Three prison staff received minor injuries and five inmates were taken to hospital after police moved in during the early hours of the morning, reportedly using tear gas.

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