Over 50 dead and 12 injured after clashes at same Ecuadorian prison where a riot left more than 100 dead in September
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At least 58 inmates died and 12 were injured after violence broke out at one of Ecuador's largest prisons.
Dozens of inmates were killed and injured in clashes early Saturday in Litoral Penitentiary, the same prison in the Guayas Province where more than 100 were killed just over a month ago, Guayas Governor Pablo Arosemena said in an announcement.
Ecuadorian police began activating security protocols Friday night after reports of gunshots and possible confrontations between inmates at the prison, Arosemena said.
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