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Other MoA event in Ecuador on Fri 23rd October 2026

23rd October 2026

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At least eight inmates died and ten were injured during riots that occurred on Thursday in two penitentiary centers in Ecuador, one located in the north of Quito and another in Latacunga, reported the National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adult Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI). The incidents occurred in a provisional detention prison in Quito and in a penitentiary center in Latacunga, a city located in the central area of the country. According to the prison agency, four people died in each facility. Injured inmates receive medical care, while authorities maintain security operations to regain and preserve control of the facilities.

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