Prison violence in Ecuador's Guayaquil kills 15

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A fight among inmates has left at least 15 people dead and 14 injured at Ecuador's largest prison, authorities have said. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has been the site of frequent riots and mass killings, including one in 2021 that left 119 inmates dead. Authorities provided few details about what triggered the latest bout of violence. In