At least 17 people have been killed in a prison riot in Ecuador, the second deadly prison brawl to hit the country this week.

Clashes between drug gangs claimed at least 17 lives at an Ecuadoran prison, with rampaging inmates beheading and maiming rivals, officials said.

Clashes between drug gangs on Thursday claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days, ...

Two prison riots have erupted in Ecuador within a matter of days, increasing the death toll in prisons to 500 since 2021.

At least 10 inmates were killed in clashes between rival drug gangs at a prison in Ecuador, the second deadly riot in the ...

QUITO (Reuters) -At least 17 people were killed in a prison riot in Ecuador's northern city of Esmeraldas, near the border with Colombia, the country's prison agency said on Thursday. Authorities are ...

Ecuador has seen violence spiral in recent years as enemy gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels vie for control.

At least 17 inmates were killed in a riot at Ecuador’s Esmeraldas prison, authorities confirmed, marking the country’s second deadly ...

A violent prison riot in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, near the Colombian border, resulted in at least 17 deaths. Authorities are ...

A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has left 14 people dead and another 14 wounded, according to a ...

A violent prison riot spurred by gang conflicts in southern Ecuador resulted in 14 deaths and 14 injuries. Prisoners killed a ...

At least 17 prisoners were killed in a brutal riot at Ecuador’s Esmeraldas penitentiary, with many victims showing signs of ...