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September 30, 2021

Ecuador Prison Riot Claims 116 Lives 
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Ecuador has declared a state of emergency throughout its prison system,
as the death toll from a deadly prison riot rose to 116. At least 80
other prisoners were injured after fighting broke out between rival
gangs in the prison in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil.


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