Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage

2023-09-01 16:58

More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.

More than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador, according to officials.

Two car bombs also went off in the capital Quito, both targeting the country's prisons authority (SNAI).

Nobody was hurt in the bombings and at least six people...