At least eight prisoners in a prison in the city of Esmeraldas, in northwest Ecuador, are said to have been killed after a riot by inmates, police sources in that country said on Sunday, APA reports.
In the social network account Twitter, the Attention Service for Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) indicated that, according to data from the National Police, “so far eight deaths have occurred inmates after a riot in Prison Number 2 of Esmeraldas.