Ecuador s police and army released all prison workers 136 security and administrative staffers who was held hostage by rioting inmates in the country s prisons, the Ecuadorian National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
The South American nation of Ecuador is facing a severe security crisis after declaring a state of "internal armed conflict" following a series of violent incidents orchestrated by powerful criminal groups.
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