‘Disastrous’ Colombia prison riot leaves 49 dead and more than 30 injured
Daily Mirror says FORTY-NINE INMATES died during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency has said.
It is unclear what caused the riot but General Tito Castellanos, the head of the INPEC agency, told local Caracol Radio: “It is a tragic and disastrous event.”
General Castellanos added that the prison had a total number of 1,267 inmates and around 30 people were injured.
Colombian President Ivan Duque, who is on a visit to Portugal, said on Twitter the incident would be investigated.
He wrote: “We regret the events in the prison in Tulua, Valle del Cauca. I am in touch with (General Tito Castellanos) and I have given instructions to carry forward investigations that allow us to clarify this terrible situation.”
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/disastrous-colombia-prison-riot-leaves-27346491
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