Ecuador Prison Riot leaves 44 dead and 108 On The Run
At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador's latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners managed to escape.
Authorities said a fight broke out between the rival Los Lobos and R7 gangs inside the Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo de los Colorados, in the center of Ecuador some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Quito.
During the riot, dozens of inmates tried to escape.
Police chief Fausto Salinas told reporters that 108 were missing after another 112 escaped prisoners were recaptured.
The South American country's prison authority SNAI said it has activated security protocols to contain the "disturbances to order."
Six gang leaders were transferred from Bellavista to two maximum security prisons, the interior ministry said.
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