At least 24 dead in fighting in Ecuadorian prison

by time news

At least 24 prisoners were killed in violent clashes between rival gangs in a prison in Ecuador. 48 other people were injured in the fighting in the Guayas N1 detention center near the economic metropolis of Guayaquil in the west of the country, the prison administration announced on Tuesday. Firearms and explosive devices were also used in the clashes between the gangs.


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Excessive violence between warring gangs claims dead and injured

Special police forces then brought the detention center back under their control. The police said that firearms, knives, ammunition and drugs were seized during the operation.

In Ecuador there have been repeated violent clashes in prisons over the past few months. A total of 21 people were killed in riots in prisons in Cotopaxi and Guayaquil in July. In February, 79 people were killed in violent clashes between rival gangs in several prisons.

Accessed on September 29, 2021 at 7:16 am on https://www.sn.at/panorama/international/mindest-24-tote-bei-kaempfen-in-ecuadorianischem-gefaengnis-110151979

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