Ecuador prison riot toll rises to 79 | World
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 11:35 PM MYT Officials say 37 prisoners died at two jails in the western port city of Guayaquil, 34 at a prison in Cuenca in the south, and eight in the central Andean town of Latacunga. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Feb 24 — At least 79 inmates died in simultaneous riots blamed on gang warfare at four prisons in Ecuador, officials said today. Updating the toll from yesterday’s violent uprising, the SNAI prison authority said it had retaken control of the prisons which jointly hold...