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8 killed, 12 injured in Herat jail tussle

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HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A clash between prisoners and police inside the central jail in western Herat province left eight people dead and a dozen more injured, sources said on Thursday.

A source at the central prison in Herat City, the provincial capital, said the clash broke out last night after police attempted to search the cells for drugs and knives.

In order to calm the resisting prisoners, police resorted to firing in the air, but the move further intensified the clash, he said.

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