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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tito Correa and Alexandra Valencia

Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies

Security forces members stand guard at the entrance of the Santo Domingo penitentiary as Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tito Correa

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.

"Crime scene investigation teams have collected 45 human parts in the Santo Domingo penitentiary, which are 12 bodies and not 13," Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said on Twitter.

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