Gang clash at Ecuador prison kills 24 inmates and injures 48

A riot in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 inmates and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said, Report informs, citing foreign media.

According to Ecuador's prison service, police and military operation managed to regain control of the Guayaquil Regional prison after five hours.

In July, President Guillermo Lasso decreed a state of emergency in Ecuador's prison system following several violent episodes that resulted in more than 100 inmates being killed.