Updated: Disturbances at detention centres following migrant's fall

(Adds details) An illegal immigrant's fall from a three-storey window at the Hal Far closed detention centre this afternoon has been followed by distubances at this centre and at Safi. The Tunisian immigrant is currently at Mater Dei Hospital. He is...

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An illegal immigrant's fall from a three-storey window at the Hal Far closed detention centre this afternoon has been followed by distubances at this centre and at Safi.

The Tunisian immigrant is currently at Mater Dei Hospital. He is suffering from grievious injuries but is not in danger of dying.

Sources said that the AFM anti-riot platoon has been engaged, an AFM helicopter is patrolling the area and two Civil Protection fire-engines had to be called on site to put out fires in three rooms.

A simultaneous disturbance is taking place at Safi and the AFM is on full alert, with all soldiers being on stand-by.

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