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19/04/2012
Three Officers Injured Inside Maghaberry
Three prison officers have had to be treated in hospital after being attacked inside Maghaberry Jail in County Antrim.
It is understood that one of the injured were knocked unconscious after unrest broke out between the officers and inmates.
The incident happened when three inmates refused to go back into their cells after using phones just before 7pm on Wednesday.
The officer who was knocked out hit his head on a pillar, while another officer sustained cuts behind his ear. A female prison officer was treated for shock.
An internal investigation has been launched.
(LB)
It is understood that one of the injured were knocked unconscious after unrest broke out between the officers and inmates.
The incident happened when three inmates refused to go back into their cells after using phones just before 7pm on Wednesday.
The officer who was knocked out hit his head on a pillar, while another officer sustained cuts behind his ear. A female prison officer was treated for shock.
An internal investigation has been launched.
(LB)
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