10 dead after escape from migrant detention center in Malaysia

At least ten prisoners have died after escaping from a temporary detention center for illegal migrants in northwest Malaysia, Report informs citing The Star.

According to the publication, riots broke out in the immigration center, located in the state of Kedah, early Wednesday morning, and about 500 prisoners managed to escape. As a result of operational activities, 229 migrants were detained, and at least ten people died during the raid.

The newspaper notes that most of those in this center are representatives of the Rohingya people who illegally moved from Myanmar to Malaysia.