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Rioting inmates take control of Bali prison - media
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February 22, 2012, Wednesday
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RIOTING prisoners have taken over a prison on the Indonesian resort island of the Bali, Australian media said today, with the government confirming it was urgently checking on the safety of Australian prisoners held there.
Authorities are struggling to regain control of Kerobokan jail after prison staff abandoned the facility during rioting that escalated yesterday night, Australia's Fairfax news organization said on its websites.
The prison's inmates include 12 Australian citizens, among them convicted drug-traffickers Schapelle Corby and the so-called Bali Nine.
"Consular staff in Bali are urgently seeking to confirm the safety and welfare of Australian prisoners at Kerobokan prison, which has been affected by rioting that began late on February 21 (Bali time)," an Australian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.
Authorities are struggling to regain control of Kerobokan jail after prison staff abandoned the facility during rioting that escalated yesterday night, Australia's Fairfax news organization said on its websites.
The prison's inmates include 12 Australian citizens, among them convicted drug-traffickers Schapelle Corby and the so-called Bali Nine.
"Consular staff in Bali are urgently seeking to confirm the safety and welfare of Australian prisoners at Kerobokan prison, which has been affected by rioting that began late on February 21 (Bali time)," an Australian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.
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