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At least 15 prisoners have been killed and 14 injured in clashes between prisoners in Ecuador's largest prison, the National Prison Administration Agency reported.
The agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the violence broke out early on Tuesday in the wing of the Litoral prison in the southwestern city of Guayaquil.
"The security bloc composed of the police and the armed forces took immediate measures to take full control of the facilities and activate a large-scale search operation," it said. An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances that led to the bloodshed.
Litoral prison has seen frequent clashes between prisoners linked to organized crime and drug trafficking groups.
Since February 2021, more than 400 prisoners have been killed in such incidents, according to official statistics.
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