Family members of inmates wait for news on their loved ones as a vehicle with forensic technicians arrives at the prison during a riot, in Guayaquil, Ecuador October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Gerardo Menoscal
QUITO (Reuters) - A prison riot in Ecuador's coastal city of Guayaquil on Wednesday has left at least 11 inmates and police officers injured, the SNAI prison authority said in a preliminary report, just days after a deadly riot at another jail.
Violence plagues Ecuador's prison system, with eight major clashes leaving 373 dead since February last year, SNAI data showed.
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