Gunshots reportedly rang out as a huge fire erupted at Iran’s notorious Evin prison in the nation’s capital tonight.
Dramatic footage showed smoke billowing from the “hellhole” jail that houses political prisoners in Tehran on Saturday.
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It comes amid continuing unrest in the country after Mahsa Amini was allegedly beaten to death by Iran’s morality police.
The 22-year-old’s arrest for not covering her hair with a hijab and subsequent death sparked the most intense protests in decades.
An ominous alarm sounded in the city of Tehran as an “armed conflict” broke out inside the prison on Saturday, according to the US-based Centre for Human Rights in Iran.
Staggered gunshots were reportedly heard after a fight broke out in one of Evin’s wards as inmates reportedly clashed with guards.
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State-run news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the fire but there were no fatalities.
An official told the outlet “rioters” were separated from other prisoners while the rest returned to their cells.
They reported that detainees had “set alight the warehouse of prisoners’ clothes” sparking the mammoth inferno.
The Daily Mail reported that inmates were seen on top of one of the jail’s buildings chanting “Death to the dictator” – a rallying cry used throughout the recent protests.
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The situation is now said to be “under thorough control” as firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Riot police were seen heading inside while security forces were deployed locally, according to reports.
Eyewitnesses claimed roads leading to the prison were blocked and that at least three explosions were heard in the area.
Evin Prison is renowned for its brutality against prisoners , with inmates routinely subjected to horrific treatment.
Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, where many political activists are held, is seeing unprecedented unrest tonight.
Residents nearby report hearing the sound of gunshots and loud bangs, with smoke plums billowing out of the prison tonight. #مهسا_امینیpic.twitter.com/b5OQEt5LJW
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 15, 2022
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