Dozens people died during the fighting of rival gangs in the correctional institution of Ecuador. About this reports “BBC”.
According to the publication, the victims of clashes in the prison of the littoral in the city of Guayaquil were at least 68 people, they were all prisoners. Police discovered firearms, explosives and blades in the building. The authorities stated that they returned control over the prison.
It is noted that the colony contains about 700 prisoners. Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso expressed condolences to the relatives of the dead and stressed that it is necessary to take new measures to fight the mafia, which is made in chaos.
This is not the first case of bloody fights in Ecuadorian prison. September 30 reported that during the collisions between prisoners more than a hundred people were killed. Then President Lasso introduced a state of emergency in the penitentiary system of the country for 60 days to restore order and avoid new incidents.