Ecuador jail riot deaths hit 100

By Associated Press

Oct 01, 2021 12:23 am

QUITO: The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). At least five of the bodies were beheaded.

The country's prisons bureau said in a tweet that 'as of the moment, more than 100 dead and 52 injured have been confirmed' in Tuesday's clash the Guayas prison.

DEADLY An ambulance leaves from the Litoral penitentiary after a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Sept. 28, 2021. A police and military operation managed to regain control of the regional prison after five hours, according to a statement from Ecuador’s prison service, but death toll has reached more than 100. AP PHOTO

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