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Prisoners have been killed in a fire that broke out at Iran’s most notorious prison on Saturday. Four prisoners were killed by the fire that started at Evin Prison in Tehran on Saturday, state media reported.  Another 61 prisoners have been injured, according to state media. State media reported that four of the injured prisoners were in critical condition. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Tehran’s governor told state TV that there had been a riot in a wing of the prison housing petty criminals. State media quoted an official blaming “criminal elements” for the blaze.  Meanwhile, inmates told […]

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