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Added on the 30/07/2019 03:48:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Columns of smoke rise over the largest prison in Guayaquil as gunshots are heard after a riot breaks out where six police have been wounded, as Ecuador is gripped by violence blamed on organised crime groups waging a deadly drug war. IMAGES
Shops shut early in northern Quito, Ecuador's capital, after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. IMAGES
Honduran soldiers and police guard the Women's Centre for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison while relatives of inmates wait outside, after clashes between rival gangs left at least 41 people dead 25 kilometres from the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Inmates stand near a wall at the Women's Center for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison some 25 kilometres from Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, where a fire following a brawl between inmates left at least 41 dead, according to the police. IMAGES
Security guard outside a prison in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, where six inmates were found hanged in their cells, according to prison authorities. The Guayaquil prison complex has been the site of Ecuador's worst jail massacres in recent years caused by gang rivalries. IMAGES