The police are investigating the death of a prisoner while playing football at the Corradino facility this morning.

The Ministry of Home Affairs said the prisoner was administered first aid and CPR by the prisons nurse. He was rushed to hospital but was certified dead.

A magisterial inquiry is being held although the cause of death appears to have been a natural one, the ministry said. 

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