A shootout between rival gangs at an Ecuador prison has left four dead and 43 people wounded. The new wave of violence rocked the El Oro No 1 Detention Center in Machala in the early hours of this morning ( November 9).
The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m., when ECU-911 Machala received alerts about explosions and disturbances inside the prison. Tactical units from the National Police and the Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR) were immediately deployed, and after several minutes of clashes, they managed to regain control of the facility, reports Conexion Informativa.
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