A mass riot has broken out in the Al-Abadiya prison in Egypt, and guards have opened fire on prisoners, according to the Egyptian paper Al-Youm A-Saba. Many people have been wounded on both sides.

The riot broke out when prison guards accused of firing on unarmed protesters during the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak were allowed to return to work. Prisoners protested the violent guards' continued presence.