A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, in the bloodiest prison episode fac

The number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison rose to 17, authorities said on Wednesday (November 13, 2024), a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel Noboa broke out.

Murder charges will be filed against at least nine inmates at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, which has seen riots and massacres in recent years and is widely considered the country’s most dangerous prison.

A fight among inmates has left more than a dozen people dead and more injured at Ecuador’s largest prison, authorities said Tuesday. (AP video/Mayira Paredes)

A prison fight in Ecuador has left at least 15 people dead and 14 others injured, authorities in the South American country said this week. Guayaquil's Litoral Penitentiary, where the fight took place,

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on

Ecuador prison violence kills at least 15 people and injures 14 - Local media reported helicopters could be seen flying over the prison