In Venezuela, at least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state.<br/><br/>Prosecutors said 14 officials were also wounded in the violence and Special interior ministry forces were sent in to regain control of the jail. Two prison-monitoring groups, A Window to Freedom and the Venezuelan Prisons Observatory, said the 37 dead were all inmates. The prison was holding 105 inmates at the time of the riot.
News On AIR | August 17, 2017 11:05 AM
Venezuela: 37 people killed in prison riot in Puerto Ayacucho