Brazil: Twenty-five prisoners killed in fire

Twenty-five prisoners were burned alive by inmates of a rival gang in a Minas Gerais, Brazil jail yesterday. Though no prisoners escaped during the incident authorities are looking into how the arsonists broke out of one of the wings of the severely overcrowded the Ponte Nova detention center.

Earlier this week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva introduced a major anti-crime program that included the construction of new prisons around the country.

Image- Al Jazeera

Sources- Reuters UK, AHN, BBC News