The four-day riot at the prison in Rumieh, which ended on Tuesday after an assault by the security forces has resulted in the deaths of two prisoners and injuring 13, according to security sources have reported. The sources explained that one of those killed died when they exploded a hand grenade and the second killed this morning after suffering a heart attack.
Runieh Among the wounded in the largest prison in the country, located northeast of Beirut, there are nine prisoners and four policemen, the sources added. Police forces and the army stormed the prison Tuesday, after the failure of negotiations between the authorities and the prisoners, who demanded an amnesty and improved prison conditions.
The riot began on Saturday and was monitored the next day, but broke out again two days ago. Rumieh was built in the 60's of last century to house about 1,500 inmates, but currently it is crammed into about 3,700, and sometimes exceed 4,000. 
Runieh Among the wounded in the largest prison in the country, located northeast of Beirut, there are nine prisoners and four policemen, the sources added. Police forces and the army stormed the prison Tuesday, after the failure of negotiations between the authorities and the prisoners, who demanded an amnesty and improved prison conditions.
The riot began on Saturday and was monitored the next day, but broke out again two days ago. Rumieh was built in the 60's of last century to house about 1,500 inmates, but currently it is crammed into about 3,700, and sometimes exceed 4,000.
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