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| 'Major disturbance' and fires at Oz detention centre |
| 2015-11-09 |
| [BBC] Inmates have lit fires at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre in a "major disturbance" that is yet to be resolved, say government officials. The immigration department confirmed in a statement that guards had been withdrawn for "safety reasons". The statement denied a "large-scale riot" was taking place but said the situation at the centre for refugees and asylum seekers was "tense". The Christmas Island centre also houses New Zealanders facing deportation from Australia. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the Christmas Island centre was "in meltdown". "I have spoken with people who are locked up in the centre and they say that there is widespread unrest and fires across the facility," Ms Hanson-Young said. "With all Serco guards being removed from the centre late last night, the people who are locked up there are being left to fend for themselves." |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #1 Nothing a few fuel-air explosive bombs wouldn't fix. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-11-09 12:53 |