Roumieh prison in Metn, Lebanon. (Credit: Marwan Assaf/File photo)
BEIRUT — Three prisoners were stabbed on Tuesday in a knife fight in the al-Qaba prison in Tripoli, North Lebanon, a security source told L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent in the area.
According to the source, conflict over whose turn it is to wash the laundry caused the fight. Internal Security Forces intervened to control the situation.
The three detainees were moved to Tripoli's public hospital where they were treated before being returned to al-Qaba prison.
The living conditions of prisoners have deteriorated with Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis with no solutions in sight.
BEIRUT — Three prisoners were stabbed on Tuesday in a knife fight in the al-Qaba prison in Tripoli, North Lebanon, a security source told L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent in the area.
According to the source, conflict over whose turn it is to wash the laundry caused the fight. Internal Security Forces intervened to control the situation.
The three detainees were moved to Tripoli's public...
According to the source, conflict over whose turn it is to wash the laundry caused the fight. Internal Security Forces intervened to control the situation.
The three detainees were moved to Tripoli's public...