Police and military help regain control of prison in Guayaquil after violence caused by dispute between Los Lobos and Los Choneros
The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities discovered the bodies of dozens more victims, including at least five that had been beheaded.
The country’s prisons bureau said in a tweet that “as of the moment more than 100 dead and 52 injured have been confirmed” in Tuesday’s clash at the Guayas prison.