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Gang riots behind the prison walls. In Ecuador, more than 50 inmates died in violent clashes in various prisons, police said.
“Criminal organizations are carrying out violent acts in several prisons at the same time,” wrote President Lenín Moreno on Twitter. “The Police and the Interior Ministry are working to regain control of the Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga prisons.”
Cell raids
After the security forces re-controlled the detention centers, the investigators ransacked the cells. In Guayaquil, firearms, machetes, knives and cell phones were seized, the prosecutor said.
“I just left. They knocked on the doors and shouted, “a visitor to the Cuenca prison told the newspaper” El Universo “. “You killed one – I saw it.”
Police Chief Patricio Carrillo said eight people died in a detention center in the port city of Guayaquil. Two people died in riots in Cuenca.
Police units transferred to prisons
The background to the prisoner riots is unclear. The Interior Minister, Patricio Pazmiño, also talks about the concerted action of criminal organizations.
Violent clashes are also reported from the Cotopaxi detention center. Police transferred additional units to prisons to control the situation. (SDA / noo)
