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Riot on Nauru in wake of Rudd PNG asylum boat solution
July 19, 2013
VIOLENCE flared on Nauru as hundreds of asylum seekers sought to break out of the detention facility yesterday afternoon.
More than 50 asylum seekers were arrested and are held at the island's police station.
Reports also indicate hundreds have escaped the facility.
The Nauruan government said the situation was under control at 10pm but that several buildings had been destroyed.
Damage surveyed last night included large sections of new sleeping accommodation, which costs tens of millions of dollars to build, destroyed by fire.
All staff at the centre were forced to evacuate during the riot.
http://www.news.com.au/national-new...on/story-fncynjr2-1226681915951#ixzz2ZV3TnhWK
July 19, 2013
VIOLENCE flared on Nauru as hundreds of asylum seekers sought to break out of the detention facility yesterday afternoon.
More than 50 asylum seekers were arrested and are held at the island's police station.
Reports also indicate hundreds have escaped the facility.
The Nauruan government said the situation was under control at 10pm but that several buildings had been destroyed.
Damage surveyed last night included large sections of new sleeping accommodation, which costs tens of millions of dollars to build, destroyed by fire.
All staff at the centre were forced to evacuate during the riot.
http://www.news.com.au/national-new...on/story-fncynjr2-1226681915951#ixzz2ZV3TnhWK
