Ecuador prison war, 114 prisoners killed: President declares state of emergency

Violent clashes erupted between two gangs of inmates at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It killed 112 prisoners. More than 30 were injured. There was violence between the two groups to establish dominance in the prison. Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency following the violence.
Violent clashes erupted in prisons in Ecuador between two groups of inmates operating an international drug racket for dominance. Violence at the Litoral Prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has killed 112 inmates. More than 50 were injured in the violence.
The President has declared a state of emergency in the country and deployed troops in the jails to prevent the fire from spreading to other jails. A convoy of 200 more police personnel was deployed at the jail where the violence took place.
President Guillermo Lasso said the violence in prison was tragic. An investigation has been launched into the incident that took place in the jail. It is a serious matter that prisons have become a battleground for the domination of criminals. Every effort has been made to curb the violence.
The prison administration said that such a large number of inmates had never been killed in a gang war in the jail before. An estimated 50,000 inmates are being held in Ecuador's prisons. Most of these are human trafficking and drug offenders. There are 3 big jails to keep these heinous criminals at bay. The frequent incidents of small-scale clashes between prisoners of different gangs in jails have posed a major challenge to the government.