Christmas Island: Migrant Centre ‘Under Control’

A stand-off between detainees and police at a migrant detention centre on Christmas Island has ended, Australian immigration authorities have said.

The immigration department said all areas of the facility were now under “full and effective control” after negotiations with the detainees.

The disturbances began on Sunday after a detainee who had escaped the camp was found dead outside.

Inmates lit fires inside and barricaded themselves in a compound with weapons.

Immigration authorities said five detainees had non life-threatening injuries or medical conditions, but it was not clear whether they were sustained over the last three days of unrest or after police moved in.

BBC

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