Prime minister orders inquiry into teen abuse

Boy was shackled to a chair with a hood placed over his head

Australia's prime minister ordered a sweeping investigation Tuesday into allegations that teenagers were abused at a juvenile detention center in the country's north.

Malcolm Turnbull said he would launch the Royal Commission - Australia's highest form of inquiry - after graphic footage emerged of teenage detainees being tear-gassed and stripped naked. In one instance, one of the teens was shackled to a restraint chair with a hood placed over his head, before being left alone for hours.