Heavy Fire Heard inside Central Prison in Sana'a

Sana'a- Mar 7, 2011- Heavy fire was heard on Monday inside the central prison in Sana'a, with informed sources saying prisoners were fighting the prison guards but had no information weather there were casualties.

Also, media outlets cited eyewitnesses as saying that violence erupted between inmates inside the jail and the police used live ammunition to scatter the rioting prisoners.

However, the websites said they had tried to contact officials at the jail by telephone but there was no response.

Source: Yemen Post