IrAN - Dec. 30 - Prison Blaze Kills 27.(Brief Article)

From: APS Diplomat Recorder | Date: December 31, 2002 | Copyright information

A fire, caused by a short circuit, breaks out early in the morning in the city of Gorgan in Golestan Province in the north-east of the Islamic Republic, killing 27 prisoners and injuring another 50. The victims were mostly convicted by local courts and are ...

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