Detainees have been taken back into custody after 'extensive damage' was caused in the unrest spanning more than 14 hours. 9News
detention centre have been taken back into custody after "extensive damage" was caused in the unrest spanning more than 14 hours.
Dozens of specialist police units descended on the prison, as a number of detainees climbed onto the facility's roof, while firefighters extinguished blazes around the building.Detainees involved in a riot at a Perth detention centre have been taken back into custody after "extensive damage" was caused in the unrest spanning more than 14 hours.When she tried to find shelter, her keys became lodged and ended up in the inmate's hands.
The riots came to an end after 14 hours when special operations officers used Tasers, smoke bombs and rubber bullets to force the final seven inmates to surrender.
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