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At least four dead in El Salvador prison riot

06 Jan 2007 21:31:50 GMT
Source: Reuters

SAN SALVADOR, Jan 6 (Reuters) - At least four inmates died in a riot by gang members at an El Salvador prison before security forces regained control, police said on Saturday.

Members of the infamous "18" gang attacked a guard on Friday, sparking the riot at the Apanteos prison in the western department of Santa Ana.

Police and prosecutors took back control of the prison after negotiations with the inmates.

Salvadoran prisons are badly overcrowded, with more than 13,000 inmates in a system built to hold fewer than 6,000.

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