19
Apr
2015
Roumieh inmates demand return to notorious Block B: report
Islamist inmates at Roumieh Prison demanded during the recent riots to be moved back to the notorious Block B, An-Nahar newspaper reported Sunday. An-Nahar quoted “Interior Ministry sources” as saying that the prisoner’s top demand when they were holding 20 guards hostage and negotiating with police Friday was to be moved from Block D to their previous accomodations. Block B was emptied and shut down after a large-scale police operation in January, and is scheduled to be re-opened on May 1st after four months of restoration works, the report said. An-Nahar’s sources said that the prisoners will be resettled in…
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