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

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has left at least 15 people dead and 14 injured at Ecuador's largest prison, authorities said Tuesday. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has been the site of frequent riots and mass killings, including one in 2021 that left 119 inmates dead.

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 a war between drug cartels.The latest bloodshed took place in Litoral penitentiary,

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)

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