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Teens riot at Darwin juvenile detention

NT juvenile detention guards have been threatened with metal louvres and broken glass as teenaged boys rioted in a facility, starting fires.

Eight boys are expected to be charged after rioting in a juvenile detention facility in Darwin.
Eight boys are expected to be charged after rioting in a juvenile detention facility in Darwin.

THE Northern Territory Department of Corrections has contradicted police reports of a riot in the Darwin juvenile detention facility.

POLICE Duty Superintendent Helen Braam told AAP on Monday that police received a report about 4.30pm on Sunday that eight boys had refused to go back to their rooms from a common area.

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