Rioters burn Sydney asylum centre

April 21, 2011 as last at 07:19 pm on the turmoil in the Villawood Detention Centre nine buildings were updated Nick Bryant in which set AlightDetainees in the an Australian immigration detention center in Sydney rioted and burned nine buildings.

Rioters in the Villawood Detention Centre pelting firefighters, prevent that she which blazes hinausbringend roof tiles and other objects.

The uprising began with roof protest to participate in two prisoners and spreading 100 persons from late on Wednesday.

Protests at Australian detention centres have more frequently than the number of asylum seekers has increased.

Immigration Department, said spokesman Sandi Logan, was been reported no injuries in Villawood.

Police had to order to restore after unarmed guards at the riot are called retired of the monitoring centre.

"It took some time for the fire brigade can qualify," he said.

"she had roof tiles and other furniture thrown is on it by some of the prisoners, so it was impossible for them to extinguish the fire."

"But with the riot squad protection could to do it."

A large gas cylinder exploded and destroyed a kitchen, laundry, medical facility, and a data center.

Continuation of the main story irregular maritime arrivals (IMAs) in 2010: 134 boats carrying out 6,535 PeopleIMAs up to 19 April 2011: 16 boats with 921 employees 20 April 4,552 IMAs held on the Mainland, 1,748 on Christmas IslandCurrently 392 prisoners in Villawood of which 172 are IMAs

Source: Australian Department of immigration

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said that many of those involved in the riot had rejected applications for asylum.

"People, in many cases who are not satisfied that they are admitted as refugees, are that," he said.

Villawood prison holds both irregular maritime arrivals - people arriving in Australia by boat to asylum - and people already on the Australian mainland, which violated their visa or have canceled they had.

Mental health warning

Says in the last few months there have been a number of violent riots, suicides and self-harm which try Australian detention centres, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney.

Prisoners in the Villawood have over long waiting their applications for asylum have complained is one

There were complaints from prisoners on overcrowding and the length of time it takes to process their applications, our correspondent says.

An increase in the number of boat - in particular from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Iraq - asylum seekers arriving has led to overcrowding of Christmas Island and other detention centres.

It was a further riot Christmas Island last month after a breakout.

In the last Jahr rights Amnesty International Group earlier warned, that the mental health of some of the asylum seekers instead of Christmas Island deteriorated was due to the uncertainty of their situation and the conditions in which they were kept.

The Australian Government has recently announced the deployment of more than 1,900 new beds for asylum seekers in detention centres to facilitate displacement.

Four hundred beds are southern within a month available in Pontville, Tasmania, and a further 1,500 bed facility at Wickham point, Darwin, will open mid 2011.

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