A riot at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre continued Thursday with six protesters remaining on the roof after the centre was set alight late last night in a protest involving up to 100 detainees. Nobody has been injured in the protest. Nine demountable buildings were destroyed in the blaze, which is being described as an "act of desperation" from asylum-seekers that had been held at the centre for up to two years. Firefighters were pelted with roof tiles and other debris as they struggled to contain the fire.
A riot at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre continued Thursday with six protesters remaining on the roof after the centre was set alight Wednesday night in a protest involving up to 100 detainees. Nobody has been injured in the protest. Nine demountable buildings were destroyed in the blaze, described as an "act of desperation" from asylum-seekers held at the centre for up to two years. Firefighters were pelted with roof tiles and other debris as they struggled to contain the fire.
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