Alarms heard and special forces reported at prison blacklisted by US for human rights abuses
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Evin prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard on Saturday.
State media quoted a security official, who was not named, who said the situation at the prison was “calm” after unrest in a section of the jail holding “thugs”.
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