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Fires everywhere, tear gas deployed as riot breaks out at warzone Christmas Island facility, advocate says Newshub 9/01/2021 Lana Andelane, Ella Prendergast © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Watch: Riots broke out at the Christmas Island detention centre over alleged poor living conditions earlier this week. A major riot has broken out at the detention centre on Australias Christmas Island overnight, the rampage resembling "a warzone", according to one human rights advocate....

Tear gas was deployed to quell the detainees, Payne said, leading to one mans lung collapsing. "This is absolutely appalling, what happened last night. Its a disgrace for not only Australia but a disgrace for New Zealand that weve allowed these people to continue to be treated with such brutality," an emotional Payne told Newshub on Sunday morning. "It was a warzone last night - there were fires everywhere." It marks the second spell of violent unrest in the facility this week. On Tuesday, tens...