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El Salvador jail rioters kill 21 | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
At least 21 inmates have been killed in a riot at a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. | |
Security forces have now regained control of the Apanteos jail, near Santa Ana, 66km (41 miles) west of the capital, San Salvador. | Security forces have now regained control of the Apanteos jail, near Santa Ana, 66km (41 miles) west of the capital, San Salvador. |
The riot broke out on Friday when a member of the infamous Mara 18 gang began fighting a guard, sparking battles between hundreds of inmates. | The riot broke out on Friday when a member of the infamous Mara 18 gang began fighting a guard, sparking battles between hundreds of inmates. |
The jail holds 2,000 inmates, some of them the most dangerous in the country. | The jail holds 2,000 inmates, some of them the most dangerous in the country. |
Makeshift weapons | Makeshift weapons |
Security sources described the scene in the jail as "horrible, a massacre", human rights prosecutor Beatrice Alamanni told AFP news agency. | Security sources described the scene in the jail as "horrible, a massacre", human rights prosecutor Beatrice Alamanni told AFP news agency. |
"You can see feet and heads under rubble inside the cells," she said. | "You can see feet and heads under rubble inside the cells," she said. |
After the argument between the gang member and the guard, rival gang members began fighting among themselves with makeshift weapons such as shovels and pieces of broken masonry. | After the argument between the gang member and the guard, rival gang members began fighting among themselves with makeshift weapons such as shovels and pieces of broken masonry. |
Hundreds of police, soldiers and security guards were deployed to restore order and some inmates have been transferred to other jails. | |
Prisons in Central America are often overcrowded - Apanteos was built to hold 1,800. | Prisons in Central America are often overcrowded - Apanteos was built to hold 1,800. |
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