Athens prison brawl leaves at least 2 inmates dead

A brawl in an Athens prison wing housing foreigners left at least two inmates dead and 21 others injured Sunday, many seriously, authorities said.

The fight, involving makeshift knives, happened in the Korydallos Prison over control of Wing C, authorities said. The two dead inmates are Pakistani. Prisoners of Albanian and Arab origin clashed with Pakistani inmates after dinner Sunday, just before prisoners were led back to their cells, a justice ministry official said. The attack involved makeshift knives.