At least four people died at Iran's notorious Evin Prison, officials said, after smoke and flames were seen pouring out from the facility.
The Associated PressA towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital killed four inmates, the country's judiciary said Sunday. The dramatic scenes of the nighttime fire have reverberated across Iranian social media.
Ten inmates were hospitalized, with four of them in serious condition, Mizan reported. It said some prisoners had tried to escape but failed. Iranian social media posts challenged state media claims over the cause of the fire and apparent explosions at the prison. A former inmate of Evin and rights activist Atena Daemi pointed out that normally, all prisoners are sent to their wards and the workshops closed by sunset, she said in a Tweet Sunday.
The U.S.-based Center for Human Rights in Iran reported that an “armed conflict” broke out within the prison walls. It said shots were first heard in Ward 7 of the prison. This account could not immediately be corroborated. Witnesses said that police blocked roads and highways to Evin and that at least three strong explosions were heard coming from the area. Traffic was heavy along major freeways near the prison, which is in the north of the capital, and many people honked to show their solidarity with protests.
Wider protests in the northern city of Ardebil erupted following reports a teenager, Asra Panahi, died after police confronted protesting girls at a high school. Official denied the report saying she died because of a chronic heart problem and police did not hit her.
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