At least 58 inmates were killed at the Litoral prison in Guayaqil, Ecuador, the latest violent battle between gangs that authorities say orchestrate drug trafficking from behind prison walls
At least 58 inmates were killed at a prison in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil, as President Guillermo Lasso’s government grapples with growing violence, officials said Saturday.
“It’s a situation of extreme savagery,” said Pablo Arosemena, the governor of Guayas, where Guayaquil is located. “We feel deep sorrow for the loss of human life.” Videos circulating on social media and on WhatsApp showed inmates stabbing rivals with large knives and bodies burning. Another video showed inmates pleading for the police to intervene, with explosions heard in the background and blood on the prison floor. The Wall Street Journal could not independently verify the videos.
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