At least 43 inmates have been killed in Ecuador’s latest deadly prison riot, according to the public prosecutor.
A fight broke out between rival gangs Los Lobos and R7 at a prison in Santo Domingo, some 80-kilometre west of the capital Quito.
The local police chief says a total of 108 inmates escaped the prison during the riot and remain missing.
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An additional 112 prisoners made it out before being recaptured, he added.
Scores were injured in the riot, but the exact number is still unclear.
Ecuador is battling a wave of gang violence, and has recently seen its most deadly prison riots in history.
Parts of Ecuador are under a state of emergency because of the rising crime that has shocked the country.
Nearly 400 inmates have now been killed in six separate riots since February 2021.
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