Again and again there are bloody clashes between rival gangs in the prisons of Ecuador. Now there is said to have been a new outbreak of violence.
Guayaquil – According to the media, at least 58 prisoners were killed in renewed violent clashes in a prison in Ecuador.
In addition, at least ten inmates were injured in the Guayas N1 detention center near the port city of Guayaquil, reported the Ecuadorian newspaper “El Universo”, citing the governor of the Guayas province of the South American country on Saturday. Accordingly, the numbers could still increase.
According to “El Universo”, the police seized firearms and explosives. There was initially no official confirmation. The Ecuadorian police wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning that there was a mission in the Guayas N1 detention center to restore order and bring the prison under control.
In Ecuador there have been repeated violent clashes in prisons over the past few months. In September, 118 prisoners were killed in bloody gang fighting in the Guayas N1 detention center. It was the worst massacre in the Ecuadorian penal system to date.
A total of 21 people died in riots in prisons in Cotopaxi and Guayaquil in July. In February, 79 people were killed in violent clashes between rival gangs in several prisons. dpa
