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Riot breaks out in Indonesia's Kerobokan prison

Riot breaks out in Indonesia's Kerobokan prison

Updated 22 February 2012, 16:23 AEST

Police have moved into the Kerobokan prison in Bali to put down a riot by inmates.

Last night, prison staff abandoned the facility leaving the jail under the control of more than 1,000 inmates, among the detainees a number of convicted Australian drug traffickers.

Presenter: Mignon Stewart

Speaker: Helen Brown, Australia's Network's Indonesia correspondent

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