Amman, Sept 12 (Petra) – Seven inmates at the Ain al-Arab prison in the Aleppo countryside in Syria died, and a number of others suffered from smoke inhalation following a fire that broke out in the facility on Saturday, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.

Quoting a security source, the agency reported that the fire erupted during chaos instigated by inmates following riots in the city yesterday.

The source said the prison is still managed by previous staff and has not yet been handed over to the Internal Security Forces.

//Petra//SS