At Least 62 Killed in Prison Riots in Ecuador
At Least 62 Killed in Prison Riots in Ecuador News of the violence comes as Ecuador struggles to deal with prison overcrowding and frequent violence between gangs. Representative image: Riot police officers remove a fence used by demonstrators during protests after Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's government ended four-decade-old fuel subsidies, in Quito, Ecuador October 3, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Daniel Tapia World24/Feb/2021 Ecuadorian police on Tuesday said at least 62 people had been killed in prison mutinies in three separate facilities. News of the violence comes as Ecuador struggles to ...
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