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All 136 Hostages Seized During Prison Riots In Ecuador Released: Officials
All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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"Please Don't Shoot": Gunmen Storm Ecuador Studio After Big Prison Escape
Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians.
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Ecuador Prisoners Release 57 Guards, Police: Jail Authorities
Inmates in six Ecuadoran prisons on Friday released the 50 guards and seven police officers who had been taken hostage in the latest spasm of narcotics-related mayhem, the state prison institute said.
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Ecuador Prisoners Take 57 Guards, Cops Hostage Inside 6 Jails After Bomb Attacks
Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.
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21 Inmates Dead, 66 Injured In Ecuador Prison Clashes
Three days of bloody clashes between inmates in Ecuador have left 21 dead and 66 people, including five police officers, injured in the latest bout of gang violence in the country's notoriously brutal prisons, officials said Thursday.
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Ecuador To Pardon Thousands Of Inmates After 118 Die In Worst-Ever Prison Riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centers after 118 inmates died and a further 79 were injured in the country's worst-ever prison riot earlier this week, an official said on Friday.
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Over 100 Killed In Ecuador's Latest Prison Violence
The death count from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison has surpassed 100, with 52 more wounded, the government prison authority said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility -- one of the country's many overburdened and u
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62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
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All 136 Hostages Seized During Prison Riots In Ecuador Released: Officials
All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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"Please Don't Shoot": Gunmen Storm Ecuador Studio After Big Prison Escape
Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians.
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Ecuador Prisoners Release 57 Guards, Police: Jail Authorities
Inmates in six Ecuadoran prisons on Friday released the 50 guards and seven police officers who had been taken hostage in the latest spasm of narcotics-related mayhem, the state prison institute said.
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Ecuador Prisoners Take 57 Guards, Cops Hostage Inside 6 Jails After Bomb Attacks
Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.
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21 Inmates Dead, 66 Injured In Ecuador Prison Clashes
Three days of bloody clashes between inmates in Ecuador have left 21 dead and 66 people, including five police officers, injured in the latest bout of gang violence in the country's notoriously brutal prisons, officials said Thursday.
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Ecuador To Pardon Thousands Of Inmates After 118 Die In Worst-Ever Prison Riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centers after 118 inmates died and a further 79 were injured in the country's worst-ever prison riot earlier this week, an official said on Friday.
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Over 100 Killed In Ecuador's Latest Prison Violence
The death count from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison has surpassed 100, with 52 more wounded, the government prison authority said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility -- one of the country's many overburdened and u
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62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
