Published 2 years ago

Fire kills 49 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prison

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A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday. The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, said it's not clear if all of the dead were prisoners. He said inmates had set mattresses on fire without considering the consequences.

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BBC News

Colombia prison riot sparks deadly fire

Inmates set fire to mattresses to stop warders breaking up a riot, but the blaze killed 49 of them.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Fifty-one inmates die in Colombia prison riot

Prisons agency boss says fire broke out after inmates lit mattresses during protest at jail in Tuluá

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Fire at Colombian prison leaves 51 dead, dozens injured

A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Forty-nine dead in prison riot in Colombia, prisons agency says

BOGOTA - Forty-nine inmates died during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said early on Tuesday. "It is a tragic and disastrous event," General Tito Castellanos, the head of the INPEC agency, told local Caracol Radio, adding 30 people were injured. The Andean country said it would release thousands of

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

49 Inmates Die Attempting To Break Out Of Colombia Prison

At least 49 inmates were killed and dozens more injured early Tuesday during an attempted prison escape in southwestern Colombia, news agency AFP reported quoting an official from national prison agency.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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