ABOUT 900 Chikurubi Maximum Prison inmates, fed up with several weeks of plain sadza and Royco soup, rioted Friday afternoon, protesting the poor quality of food and ill-treatment by prison staff.
One prisoner was killed while eight others and three prison guards were injured as the inmates set fire to as section of the facility in disturbances than lasted more than three hours.
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