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Nine Inmates Killed in Peru Prison Riot

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   Authorities in Peru say nine prisoners were killed earlier this week
   when a protest demanding better healthcare amid the coronavirus
   outbreak turned violent.

   Inmates at the Miguel Castro prison rioted Monday after two fellow
   inmates died of COVID-19, which has spread unchecked through Peru's
   notoriously overcrowded prisons. At least 13 inmates have died from the
   disease, out of a total of 600 infections. Over 100 prison workers have
   also been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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