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Fresh Honduran jail riot kills 18 | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
At least 18 prisoners have been killed during a fight at a jail in Honduras, officials say. | At least 18 prisoners have been killed during a fight at a jail in Honduras, officials say. |
Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa. | Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa. |
It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent days. Last week nine inmates died during rioting at a prison in the northern city of San Pedro Sula. | It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent days. Last week nine inmates died during rioting at a prison in the northern city of San Pedro Sula. |
The violence is blamed on overcrowding and gang rivalry within prisons. | The violence is blamed on overcrowding and gang rivalry within prisons. |
In the latest incident, 31 prisoners were attacked by other inmates with knives and guns hours after they were transferred from San Pedro Sula prison, officials say. | |
Limited resources | |
The BBC's Warren Bull says the latest violence appears to be the result of a botched effort to protect inmates by moving them away from San Pedro Sula. | |
The head of the prison system in Honduras, Antonio Martinez, said he lacked the resources to contain all violence. | |
Human rights groups have suggested that one solution would be to speed up sentencing in order to reduce overcrowding. | |
But Honduras is a poor country with limited resources, and any concerted attempt to tackle the endemic violence both inside and outside the prison system could take decades to show results, our correspondent says. |
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