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There's a Riot Goin' On
Well, there was a riot goin' on Down Under until pizza was brought in to end a prison hostage situation.
Inmates at Risdon Prison Complex in Hobart, complaining about objectionable prison conditions, took a guard and some other prisoners hostage Saturday but released them after bogging in to some pizza.
The BBC reported that, during the 40-hour standoff, the inmates "laid waste to the area, destroying computers and files."
The network also says, "Initially, the prisoners had drawn up a list of 24 demands, which reportedly included offering more job opportunities to inmates and increased pay for that work."
From such lofty goals to a few measly slices. That sure must be some good pizza.
Breaking: The Mercury is now reporting on the pizzeria that cooked the pies.
PIZZA-shop proprietor Mario Di Ienno was ecstatic yesterday when he realised Risdon Prison inmates had traded their key hostage for 15 of his pizzas...."Oh my God, I can't believe this. I'm so happy. I'm rapt. My pizza might have helped save a man's life," said Mr Di Ienno, who owns La Bella Pizza & Pasta takeaways in Sandy Bay and Hobart....
It is not the first time police have used Mr Di Ienno's pizza in a siege situation.
The pizza-shop proprietor's burgeoning empire includes Mario's Express Pizza at New Norfolk.
During a siege at New Norfolk in March that also ended peacefully, Mario's made more than 70 pizzas for police, Mr Di Ienno said.