Four people have died after a fire broke out at Iran's notorious Evin jail, where freed British prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was previously held. Videos shared online show huge plumes of smoke coming from the prison, as gunshots can be heard
A senior security official claimed inmates set fire to a warehouse full of prison uniforms, adding the"rioters" had been separated from the other prisoners to de-escalate the conflict.The situation is now said to be"completely under control" with work under way to put the fire out.
But several eyewitnesses said ambulance sirens could still be heard and smoke could be seen over the prison. One eyewitness told the Reuters new agency:"Roads leading to Evin prison have been closed to traffic. There are lots of ambulances here.Another witness said families of prisoners had gathered in front of the main prison entrance and"people from nearby buildings are chanting 'Death to Khamenei' from their windows".
Iranian officials insist she was not mistreated in custody and previously said she had a heart attack.But her family believes her body showed signs of being beaten after she was held. On Saturday night, the National Council of Resistance of Iran said people had gathered opposite the Iranian Embassy in London to protest against"the regime's criminal attack on prisoners" - and to urge the international community to"intervene to prevent another massacre in Evin Prison".
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