At least seven killed in fire at prison in northern Syria
- Inmates rioted following protests in the city of Kobane over the killing of a former Kurdish fighter, state media reports.
- At least seven inmates have been killed and others injured after a fire broke out at a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria.
- The fire started when inmates at a jail in Kobane rioted over tensions that had erupted in the town on Friday, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
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- Inmates rioted following protests in the city of Kobane over the killing of a former Kurdish fighter, state media reports.
- At least seven inmates have been killed and others injured after a fire broke out at a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria.
- The fire started when inmates at a jail in Kobane rioted over tensions that had erupted in the town on Friday, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
Sources: Al Jazeera