Officials: 13 inmates killed in prison fire in Turkey

June 17, 2012 - 12:09 AM

ANKARA, Turkey - Officials a fire in a prison in southeast Turkey has left 13 inmates dead..

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Sunday that feuding inmates had set their beds and blankets on fire.

Five inmates were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

News from © The Associated Press, 2012

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