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Columns of smoke rise over the largest prison in Guayaquil as gunshots are heard after a riot breaks out where six police have been wounded, as Ecuador is gripped by violence blamed on organised crime groups waging a deadly drug war. IMAGES
152 inmates managed to escape from the Professor Noe Azevedo prison in Bauru, Brazil on Tuesday, after setting fire to three pavilions of the compound. Police recaptured around 90 of the jail-breakers while the rest remain at large. Inmates set fire to mattresses in an organized effort of arson, which helped them distract prison staff and escape. Military police advised local residents to stay indoors and vehicle drivers to steer clear of the Bauru-Marilia highway and United Nations Avenue, to avoid encounters with escapees.
A riot breaks out at a Bolivian prison on Tuesday (March 22), with prisoners climbing onto the roof to demand that two prison officials be removed for alleged human rights violations. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Shops shut early in northern Quito, Ecuador's capital, after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. IMAGES
Honduran soldiers and police guard the Women's Centre for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison while relatives of inmates wait outside, after clashes between rival gangs left at least 41 people dead 25 kilometres from the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
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