Indonesian police storm Bali prison after riot
Associated Press, Bali, Indonesia | Wed, 02/22/2012 8:50 AM
(AP/Firdia Lisnawati)Security forces have stormed a prison on Indonesia's resort island of
Bali after rioting inmates temporarily took control of the facility, setting
fires and throwing rocks at guards.
The violence erupted Tuesday night at the Kerobokan prison following
the stabbing of an inmate.
Local police chief Insp. Gen. Totoy Herawan Indra says riot police
stormed the compound early Wednesday as hundreds of heavily armed security
forces surrounded the perimeter.
Witnesses say several inmates were taken to a hospital with injuries,
apparently from rubber bullets.
The prison has around 1,000 inmates, including dozens of foreigners.
Those include members of a Australian drug smuggling ring who Australian media
have dubbed the "Bali Nine."
