Article 52091 Fire at Siberian penal colony after riot sparked by claims of brutality

Fire at Siberian penal colony after riot sparked by claims of brutality

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Andrew Roth in Moscow
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Videos on social media show buildings alight in prison near Angarsk near Lake Baikal

Fire has engulfed a penal colony in Siberia after a riot broke out - reportedly sparked by accusations of brutality.

Videos posted to social media on Friday showed buildings ablaze at the IK-15 prison in the Siberian city of Angarsk, 2,500 miles southeast of Moscow and near Lake Baikal's southern shore

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