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Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot

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An injured prison inmate is carried into the hospital in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. A bloody riot erupted at the Uribana prison in the central Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto Friday when National Guard troops clashed with inmates. Venezuelan media reported that dozens were killed. It was the latest in a series of bloody riots in the country's prisons. AP/Alexander Sanchez/El Informador

The death toll has risen to 61 following fierce gunbattles between inmates and National Guard troops at a Venezuelan prison, a hospital director said Saturday. About 120 more people were wounded in one of the deadliest prison riots in the nation’s recent history.

Posted: January 27th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Venezuelan troops battle inmates at prison

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CARACAS, Venezuela – Gunfire rang out at a Venezuelan prison for a second day Saturday as thousands of troops sought to regain control in battles that have left at least 3 dead and 18 wounded. National Guard Gen. Luis Motta Dominguez said one inmate had died in addition to two National Guard troops whose deaths [...]

Posted: June 19th, 2011 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

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