Istanbul - At least seven people were killed when a gun-battle broke out between convicts from two rival gangs at the Bayrampasa prison in Istanbul yesterday. Large numbers of paramilitary units were sent in as reinforcements to the prison located on the European side of Istanbul.
Several ambulances were seen entering and leaving the complex, NTV television reported. It said the fighting began when a convict linked to an underworld boss, Alaettin Cakici, currently in jail in Marseilles, France, and awaiting extradition to Turkey, was shot by a member of a rival gang.