Pandemonium broke out at the Lusignan Penitentiary on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) just after noon today after a fire was deliberately set in one of the holding areas.
Reports are that gunshots were fired and it is suspected that inmates may have been injured.
Member of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Fire Service are at the scene. An update will be provided as information becomes available…
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