41 inmates die in prison fire near Indonesian capital

A fire broke out at a prison near the Indonesian capital Jakarta early Wednesday, killing 41 inmates including two foreigners, according to the government and local police.The fire at the Tangerang penitentiary just outside Jakarta, also left 81 others injured, including eight seriously, they said.Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly told reporters that among those killed were a terrorism convict and a murder convict, as well as a number of drug offenders.The two foreigners who died were from South Africa and Portugal, the minister said.The prison accommodating 2,072 inmates has been…READ FULL ARTICLE