US Edition14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives
The riot at Machala prison involved rival gangs Los Lobos and Sao Box, causing 14 deaths including a guard, with 14 wounded and some inmates escaping, authorities said.
- A prison riot in Ecuador resulted in 14 deaths and 14 injuries, according to local police chief William Calle.
- Thirteen prisoners have been recaptured following the disturbance, and authorities regained control in about 40 minutes.
- Prisoners from the Los Lobos Box gang executed the attack early on September 22, reportedly using guns and explosives to carry out the massacre.
- President Daniel Noboa attributes ongoing prison violence to territorial disputes between gangs in Ecuador's notorious prison system.
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Over 30 Inmates Killed in Three Days: Ecuador’s Prisons Implode
The Ecuadorian Penitentiary Service reported that rival inmates killed at least 17 people during a predawn assault on September 25 at the Esmeraldas prison near the Colombian border. Soldiers and police stormed the overcrowded facility to restore order and secure weapons after inmates used firearms and knives to settle gang disputes. Inside the 1,100-capacity prison, […]
Ecuador Faces Second Prison Massacre in a Week: 17 Dead in Esmeraldas
The criminal gang “Los Tiguerones” would have provoked the confrontation with an “external order,” according to police reports released by local media. Ecuador registered the second prison massacre in a week, where at least 17 people were killed on Thursday, September 25 at the Detention Center in the province of Esmeraldas, as confirmed by the National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (S…
In Ecuador, violence between rival drug gangs killed at least 17 people in a prison.
A new episode of violence shook the Ecuadorian prison system on Thursday.
Second massacre in 3 days leaves another 17 inmates dead at Ecuadorean jail
A mass riot in the Men's Social Rehabilitation Center in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Thursday, resulted in the deaths of at least 17 inmates, marking the country's second deadly prison massacre in a week.
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