1. An inmate on Tuesday held a fellow convict hostage with a knife on a Copenhagen prison roof after a larger group of inmates had been scuffling with wardens. 2. During the fight, prisoners in the adult and adolescent wings climbed onto the prison roof and burned mattresses. 3. In two prisons, authorities broke through the walls of the wards, and in at least one case soldiers dropped onto a prison roof from helicopters. 4. Monday passed with no negotiations, and inmates apparently beat a guard on the prison roof Tuesday. 5. Soldiers used sledgehammers to smash through the prison roof and fired tear gas canisters inside. 6. The inmates used the hole to get on to the prison roof Sunday night, where they were spotted by guards who fired warning shots. 7. The inmates used the hole to get on to the prison roof Sunday night, where guards spotted them and fired warning shots. 8. Twice while they were awaiting trial, Douglas and several other prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to complain of trial delays. 9. By nightfall the prison roof was seen burning. 10. The unrest began when several dozen prisoners armed with knives climbed on the prison roof and demanded compensation for their work, a spokesman said. |