PATTANI: Three inmates were killed and four guards injured in a seven-hour riot at the Pattani central prison, allegedly triggered by a protest over searches for mobile phones and drugs.

Conditions at the prison in Muang district returned to normal after a combined team of police, soldiers and local officials moved in and arrested those involved in the violence, Pattani deputy governor Veeranant Pengchan said on Saturday.

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