Gang clash leaves at least 12 dead in Ecuador prison

Gang clash at Ecuadorian prison kills at least 12 inmates

At least 12 inmates die in an Ecuadorian jail amid a new clash between gangs, in the latest chapter in the South American nation's prison violence.

Prison clash leaves at least 12 dead, 3 injured in Ecuador

QUITO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 inmates were killed and three others injured during an armed clash between crime groups in an Ecuadorian prison on Frida

At Least 12 Inmates Die in Ecuador Prison Clashes

Guayaquil, Ecuador - At least 12 inmates were killed in clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor's offic

At least 12 inmates killed in Ecuador prison clashes

QUITO, April 16 — At least 12 inmates were killed in fresh clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor’s office said yesterday, the latest deadly violence to rock the city’s penitentiaries. The dozen inmate deaths are the most recent in a spate of brutalities that began Wednesday when six detainees were found hanged in the same prison. The next day, three prison guards were killed while they were outside…

Gang clash leaves at least 12 dead in Ecuador prison

QUITO (Reuters) – At least 12 inmates were killed in an Ecuadorian jail amid a new clash between gangs, the SNAI prison agency said on Saturday, in the latest chapter in the South American nation’s prison violence. The confrontation occurred on Friday in the prison known as La Penitenciaría, in the city of Guayaquil, one of the country’s most dangerous. Ecuador has been plagued by prison riots since 2021, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of i…

New spate of violence in Ecuador prison leaves at least 12 dead

Inmates were killed during gang clashes inside a jail in Guayaquil port, officials say — the latest chapter in South American nation's prison violence.