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newsroom." we begin this hour with breaking news in iran where large plumes of smoke can be seen rising from an infamous prison in tehran. officials there confirming a fire has been set by the inmates of that prison. let's go to cnn's jamana. what more are you learning? >> we're still trying to find out what really is happening or happened at the prison. that notorious facility in northern tehran. of course, that prison that where many political prisoners, human rights activists, journalists, foreigners are kept in tehran. now, an hour ago, we started seeing video on social media sho...

Source, there was a reveolt in the part of the prison. we can't independently verify this report. what i can tell you there's a lot of concern right now for the safety of those political prisoners. i've been speaking to a human rights activist, americans who are very concerned about what might be going on in the prison. the secretary general of amnesty international also tweeting out saying the notorious evine prison in iran is reported to be on fire. this must be terrifying. let's recall the authorities have the legal obligation to respect and protect the lives and well-being of all prisoners...