US Edition14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives
The deadly riot stemmed from violent gang rivalry for prison control, with 14 killed and 14 injured, including a guard, amid ongoing clashes in Ecuador's overcrowded penitentiaries.
- At least 17 inmates were killed during a riot at the Men's Social Rehabilitation Center in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as reported by the country’s prison agency on September 25, 2025.
- The riot involved rival gangs 'Los Tiguerones' and 'Los Lobos' along with 'Los Choneros', indicating a confrontation between them.
- Ecuador's government attributes the ongoing prison violence to gang competition for territory, which has resulted in about 600 inmate deaths since 2021.
- The National Service for the Comprehensive Care of Adults Deprived of Liberty is investigating the incident as gang violence led to significant loss of life.
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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.
The violence occurred on Thursday in a prison in Esmeraldas, in the north-western part of the country. Others had already taken place on Monday in a prison in Machala, in the south-western part of the country, causing the death of 13 prisoners and a prison guard.
Ecuador faces second prison massacre in a week: 17 dead in Esmeraldas - teleSUR English
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 (SNAI). Police reports released by local media suggest that the confrontation may have been provoked by an “external order” attributed to the criminal gan…
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