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Newsday: 26/07/2023 05:06 GMT : Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 inmates dead

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26/07/2023 05:06 GMT : Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 inmates dead

Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 inmates dead

BBC World Service - Newsday, Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 inmates dead

A state of emergency has been declared in all prisons in the country.

Deaths follow four days of clashes in a prison in Guayaquil where some 3,000 soldiers have now entered to restore order.

The government of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in all prisons in the country, and authorised the armed forces to take control, following a wave of violence.

The Greek government has confirmed that two crew members died when their plane crashed as it battled wildfires.

And after eight years of civil war in Yemen, the UN says 21 million people need humanitarian assistance.

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