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Two killed, around 20 wounded in clash between inmates

Two men were killed and at least 20 wounded in a violent clash between inmates at the Greek capital’s Korydallos Prison on Sunday.

According to initial reports, a group of inmates believed to be Albanians and Arabs and armed with knives among other weapons, attacked another group of Pakistani inmates as they were returning to their cells at the detention facility’s C Wing.

The two victims have been preliminarily identified as being Pakistani nationals.

An investigation into the causes of the attack is under way.

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