A day of violent, armed rioting inside a prison in southwest Ecuador erupted into one of the deadliest episodes the country has seen this year, leaving at least 31 inmates dead, according to Ecuador’s national prisons agency, SNAI. In an overnight statement shared on X, SNAI reported that 27 prisoners in the coastal city of Machala died from asphyxiation and “immediate death by hanging.” Officials offered no further details about the exact circumstances and said forensic teams were on-site to confirm the causes of death. Authorities emphasized that they were still working to “fully clarify the facts,” as investigators combed...
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