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Ecuador: 75 inmates dead in prison riots
A view of Turi Jail with tear gas during a riot in Cuenca, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Riots in prisons in three cities of the country due to fights between rival gangs and a possible escape attempt leave at least 50 dead, while the police and military personnel multiply efforts to control the situation.(AP Photo/Marcelo Suquilanda)
2021-02-24, Gulf News
Guayaquil, Ecuador: Update: At least 75 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison...
Weapons, cellphones seized after deadly Ecuador prison riots2021-02-25
The Journal: MEXICOCITY (AP) � Authorities in Ecuador on Thursday announced that law enforcement officers responding to the country�s deadliest prison riots have seized firearms, cellphones, handmade weapons and other banned objects. The seizures happened Wednesday night...
Ecuadorian police foil escape attempt during prison riot2021-02-25
China.dot.org: QUITO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's National Police on Thursday morning foiled an escape attempt by inmates at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil amid a new riot in the prison, the Minister of GovernmentPatricio Pazmino said. "During the...
Annual Report (SEC Filing - 10-K) (ACI Worldwide Inc)2021-02-25
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In Search of the Shot2021-02-25
Winston-Salem Journal: Too little covid vaccine and too great a demand: That’s what KHN readers from around the country detail in their often exasperating quest to snag a shot, although they are often clearly eligible under their local guidelines and priority system. Public health...
The world in brief2021-02-25
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Nepalese celebrate return of legislature KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Thousands of anti-government protesters threw confetti and chanted slogans Wednesday in Nepal's capital to celebrate Parliament's reinstatement by the Supreme Court. The court order was major blow to...
Number of inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots rises to 792021-02-25
Telegraph Herald: QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador experienced...
Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79; police chief warns of new riot2021-02-25
Gulf Daily News: Quito: Ecuador on Wednesday raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, including 18 prisoners who were found dismembered at one site, one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in the country's history. But even as authorities said they had...
Death toll of Ecuador prison riots climbs to 792021-02-25
Suryaa: Quito, Feb 25 (IANS) The death toll from a spate of prison riots in Ecuador on Tuesday has climbed to 79, the National Service of Comprehensive Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said on Wednesday. The organisation...
Gang clashes result in Ecuador’s deadliest prison riots ever2021-02-25
The Los Angeles Times: QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador experienced its deadliest prison riots ever this week when seemingly coordinated fights broke out in facilities in three different cities, leaving 79 inmates dead as of Wednesday and exposing the limited control that...
Gang clashes result in Ecuador's deadliest prison riots ever2021-02-25
Springfield News-Sun: QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador experienced its deadliest prison riots ever this week when seemingly coordinated fights broke out in facilities in three different cities, leaving 79 inmates dead as of Wednesday and exposing the limited control that authorities...
Prison gang riots claim 80 lives in Ecuador2021-02-25
Dawn: QUITO: About eighty people died in simultaneous violent riots in three Ecuadorean prisons on Tuesday that the government described as a concerted action by criminal organisations. PresidentLenin Moreno has sought to...
Ecuador trying to unravel prison massacre circumstances2021-02-24
La Prensa Latina: By Elias L. Benarroch Quito, Feb 24 (efe-epa).- Ecuadorian authorities are trying to understand the circumstances surrounding the massacre on Tuesday inside four of the country’s prisons, while judicial officials are continuing their work to decipher...
Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79, says situation controlled2021-02-24
Metro USA: QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador on Wednesday raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, and said authorities had regained control following one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in its history. Police and troops were stationed at...
Dozens dead after prison riots in Ecuador2021-02-24
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