US EditionFour Dead, Dozens Injured In Ecuadoran Prison Clash
- On Sunday, November 9, 2025, a riot at Machala prison caused at least 31 inmate deaths, according to SNAI.
- After a prisoner reorganisation at a new maximum-security facility, President Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador, blamed rival gangs battling for dominance.
- Earlier on November 9, 2025, SNAI reported four deaths at the same prison in a separate incident that tactical police brought under control, and provided no other details about the latest deaths.
- Ecuador has faced a wave of deadly prison riots in recent years, resulting in hundreds of deaths, and days later another 17 people were killed in Esmeraldas.
- The administration, which has pledged a tough stance on crime, faces renewed scrutiny after the Machala riot, with national coverage published November 10, 2025.
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Ekstra BladetViolent riots in a prison in southwestern Ecuador on Sunday have killed at least 31 inmates, the country's prison authorities said, according to Reuters news agency. In the city of Machala, which is located near...
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From Saturday to Sunday, several confrontations with firearms caused 4 deaths. Later, the authorities found more than 27 corpses, with many of the victims who had died by asphyxiation.
After a day of violent clashes in a prison in Ecuador, the authorities reported a total of 31 deaths. Most of the fatalities were found suffocated. During armed clashes on Sunday at Machala Prison, four people were first killed, as reported by the South American prison administration. In addition, 33 prisoners and one policeman were injured. In addition, whether the four dead were also prisoners, the prison administration did not provide any inf…
More than 30 deaths were discovered on Sunday 9 November in a prison in Machala, south-western Ecuador, after violence. Many detainees were found "asphyxiated".
After gun and explosive clashes resulted in four deaths during the night of Saturday to Sunday in Machala, the authorities announced that an additional 27 deaths, for many "asphyxiated", had been discovered.
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