Prisoners Take Guards Hostage At Lebanon Jail

The prisoners` demands included an improvement in living conditions at al-Qubba prison in Tripoli, Lebanon`s second largest city.

Inmates rioted at a prison in northern Lebanon on Sunday, taking two guards hostage and setting ablaze parts of the jail, security sources said.

The prisoners' demands included an improvement in living conditions at al-Qubba prison in Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city. Prison authorities were negotiating with the prisoners, the security sources said. There were no reports of casualties.