Six Wounded in Riot in Qobbeh Prison

A riot erupted on Friday afternoon in the Qobbeh prison in the northern city of Tripoli, announced the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau on Saturday.

It said that six inmates were slightly injured in the unrest.

The violence started when two prisoners demanded to be transferred to another jail.

They threatened to hang themselves and later, with the help of some ten inmates, assaulted other prisoners who refused to join the riot.

They burned two mattresses and blocked entry to a cell by pushing a fridge against the door, thereby denying entry to the prison guards.

A special security forces team later intervened to contain the violence.

The injuries sustained were linked to smoke inhalation.

Investigations in the incident are underway.