Ecuador: President declares prison emergency after 116 killed in riot

Name: Ecuador: President declares prison emergency after 116 killed in riot
Uploaded: 2021-09-30T10:01:50+00:00
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities say was the worst prison bloodbath ever in the country.

Issued on: 30/09/2021 - 12:01

Video by: Emerald MAXWELL

Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities say was the worst prison bloodbath ever in the country.