French Prison Riot Halted
From Associated Press
DRAGUIGNAN, France —
About 400 riot policemen armed with tear gas took control of a prison in southern France on Thursday morning after a night of rioting by inmates protesting prison conditions, police said. Prisoners offered no resistance when officers entered and ordered them back to their cells, according to police.
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