Guatemala prison: Several inmates beheaded in gang violence
3 years, 7 months ago

Guatemala prison: Several inmates beheaded in gang violence

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of police have been deployed to restore order at the Cantel Prison, where at least seven inmates were killed. At least seven inmates have been killed, most of them beheaded, in clashes between rival gangs at a prison in western Guatemala, according to officials. Hundreds of police have been deployed to restore order at the Cantel Prison, which houses inmates from both the Mara Salvatrucha gang and their sworn enemies, the Barrio 18, following the violence on Wednesday. A spokesman for the National Civil Police, Jorge Aguilar, earlier told the AFP news agency that the violence was caused by a confrontation between two gangs, and that at least six prisoners had been beheaded.

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