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Drug capo among 16 dead in bloody Ecuador prison riot

Family and friends of inmates console each other as they wait for news on their loved ones after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) A woman cries as she waits for news of her loved one after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Inmates are held at a prison yard after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) A young woman joins friends and relatives of inmates in shouting the names of their loved ones, expecting them to shout back from the inside a prison yard where they are being held after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) A woman cries as she waits for news of her loved one after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) People with family and friends held inside Latacunga jail wait outside the facility for news after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) People with family and friends held inside Latacunga jail gather outside the facility after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) An injured inmate is evacuated in a gurney after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) A woman cries holding her child as she waits for news of her loved one held inside Latacunga jail after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) People with family and friends held inside Latacunga jail demand they be removed from the facility after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Police gather at Latacunga jail after a deadly riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Family and friends of inmates wait for news of their jailed loved ones after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Drug capo among 16 dead in bloody Ecuador prison riot