Indonesia returns foreigners to riot-hit jail
- Published: 24/02/2012 at 08:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
Foreign inmates refused to transfer from a riot-hit Indonesian prison Friday as authorities struggled to regain control over the jail on the holiday island of Bali.
Indonesian policemen gather outside Kerobokan prison in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on the third day of rioting February 24, 2012.
Fourteen foreigners, among Kerobokan's 60 overseas prisoners, were evacuated for their safety late Thursday but were returned after telling prison officials they did not want to serve their sentences in different jails.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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