OUT OF CONTROL  A screen grab photo from 2013 shows the entrance sign of Christmas Island immigration detention center on Christmas Island, Australia. A disturbance broke out on November 9, at the center, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker. AFP PHOTO
OUT OF CONTROL
A screen grab photo from 2013 shows the entrance sign of Christmas Island immigration detention center on Christmas Island, Australia. A disturbance broke out on November 9, at the center, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker. AFP PHOTO

SYDNEY: Detainees set buildings alight and armed themselves with baseball bats in a riot at an Australian immigration facility on Christmas Island, people at the center said Monday, with officials admitting the situation was out of control.

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