Sunday, November 14, 2021 – 18:49 WIB
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Archives – Inmates of the de Guayaquil regional prison hold a banner that reads “We want peace,” “The law kills us,” “Peace, no violence” after the country’s worst riots broke out in Penitenciaria del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 2, 2021. ( ANTARA/Reuters/as)
jpnn.com, ECUADOR – Terrible events have occurred in Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, Ecuador, Saturday (13/11).
At least 68 inmates were killed and dozens more injured overnight following clashes.
Government officials described the incident as a clash between groups of drug smugglers competing for territory.
The prison, located in the southern city of Guayaquil, is the same facility where 119 prisoners were killed in September in the worst violence the country has ever experienced.
Dozens of people gathered outside the prison to await news from loved ones, whom they said had not been heard from since Friday (12/11) afternoon.
“What is happening in there is despicable, people are killing each other and the sad thing is that they have no conscience,” said Christina Monserrat, 58, the sister of a prisoner at the prison.
He had not heard from his sister who had been in detention for a year.
President Guillermo Lasso, said Monserrat, should do more to help the poor.
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At least 68 inmates were killed and dozens more injured overnight, after clashes inside the prison
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