Relatives of Lebanese prisoners hold protest
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Relatives of inmates at Lebanon's largest prison have held a protest against prison conditions of their kin, briefly closing a main road leading to the facility and burning tires.
The protest follows several days of rioting by inmates demanding better living conditions in Roumieh prison east of Beirut. Interior Minister Ziad Baroud says Roumieh was built to take 1,050 prisoners but currently holds 3,700 inmates. He says that out of the total, only 721 have been convicted while the rest are either awaiting trial or are now on trial. (AP)
