Quito, Nov 14, : .At least 68 people were killed in clashes at Litoral Penitentiary, an Ecuadorian city located in Guayaquil.
This was confirmed by the State Attorney General’s Office.
The clashes occurred on Friday night and early on Saturday which also left 12 others injured, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to Xinhua news agency, the clashes took place on Friday night and Saturday morning.Twelve others were also injured.
The incident took place in pavilion 2 of the prison, which houses some 700 inmates and included explosions, the use of knives, and the burning of mattresses.Pavilion 2 was the location of the incident.
It houses approximately 700 prisoners and involved explosions, knife use, and burning of mattresses.
The police said that the clashes were the result of a power struggle between groups linked to drug trafficking.
According to police, the clashes occurred because of a power struggle among drug trafficking groups.
President Guillermo Lasso announced that he has convened a security committee to analyze the situation.
President Guillermo Lasso stated that he had established a security committee to examine the situation.
Clashes between rival gangs are frequent in Ecuadorian prisons and have caused more than 300 deaths so far this year, according to police reports.
Police reports indicate that there are more than 300 deaths from clashes between rival gangs in Ecuadorian prisons this year.
The Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil was the scene of another revolt on September 29 in which 118 prisoners died.
On September 29, 118 prisoners were killed at the Litoral Penitentiary, Guayaquil.
It is considered the worst prison riot to have occurred in the country’s history.
It is the most violent prison riot in American history.
This event led the President to decree a state of emergency for 60 days in the country’s prison system to stop the wave of violence.
In an effort to stop the violence, the President declared a state emergency in prisons for 60 days.
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