Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests

Published October 16, 2022 11:36 PM

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire that burned through part of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison has damaged one of the largest buildings at the complex. That’s according to satellite photos analyzed Monday by The Associated Press. Iranian authorities, meanwhile, raised to eight the number of inmates killed. What happened when the blaze erupted on Saturday night at Evin Prison remains unclear. Online videos purport to show chaotic scenes with a prison siren wailing as flames rose from the complex, the apparent crackle of gunfire and people screaming: “Death to the dictator!” The fire came as nationwide anti-government protests triggered by the death of a young woman detained by Iran’s morality police entered a fifth week.

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