Ecuador, clashes in prison: 68 dead and 25 wounded

The toll of the violent clashes that began last Friday in the prison of Guayaquil, a port city in Ecuador on the Pacific coast, is 68 dead and 25 wounded. The prosecutor has announced the opening of an investigation. Many detainees were in possession of weapons and sticks of dynamite, seized during police operations. In recent months, the Guayaquil prison has already been the scene of clashes in recent months. At the end of September, about a hundred people lost their lives.