A caused by fights between gangs in southern Ecuador left 14 people dead last Monday and another 14 wounds, as a local police chief has subsequently communicated. They have also transcended and out of light spooky images of the pitched battle between inmates.
Prisoners in the port of Machala, south of Guayaquil, faced with the authorities, killing a guard and kidnapping agents, police chief William said Calle to the television network Ecuavisa.
“From the inside they were shooting, pulling bombs, grenades”
William Calle, Ecuadorian police chief
“From the inside they were shooting, pulling bombs, grenades,” said Calle. And 13 were recaptured so far, he added. After about 40 minutes, the authorities were able to resume prison control, according to street.
Police recordings of the intervention after the bloody riot in the Machala prison (El Oro, Guayaquil, Ecuador).
The situation in prisons, a state problem in Ecuador
Ecuador has been affected by prison riots in recent years, with hundreds of dead inmates. The government of, who has promised to combat crime, attributes clashes to gangs that compete for territory and control.
