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At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorian prison where more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say. The riot at the Litoral Penitentiary in the city of Guayaquil reportedly began on Friday evening. Police tactical units who have entered prison buildings have found […]
Ecuadorian sprinter Álex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil, police said on Saturday. The sprinter was shot along with another person outside a shopping centre. The motive is yet unclear. Ecuador’s athletics federation described the 32-year-old as the country’s greatest sprinter. President Guillermo Lasso promised that those behind the killing will […]
At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador’s jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country’s history. At least five inmates were decapitated in Tuesday’s clashes in the city of Guayaquil, while others were shot dead. Police commander Fausto Buenaño says […]