At least 31 dead were the toll of clashes in an Ecuadorian prison.
As announced by the country's prison service, the incidents took place in a detention center in Matsala.
Residents of Matsala told local media that they heard gunfire, explosions and cries for help inside the detention center.
Police special forces units intervened and arrested 7 people.
As announced, 27 of the dead died of suffocation.
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