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Two prisoners hospitalized after setting fire to mattress in Nitzan jail
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Illustrative: Inside Nitzan Prison in Ramle, February 27, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
Two prisoners are hospitalized after setting fire to a mattress in the Nitzan prison in the central city of Ramle, the prison service says.
No details are given on their condition, identity or the reason behind the blaze.
The fire is brought under control and the prison has returned to normal routine, the statement says.
Nitzan houses a general prison population and not security prisoners.
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