4 hours agoPrison unrest, 68 dead in Venezuela
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)68 people dead are left in riots and fires at the police station in the Venezuelan town of Valencia. The situation had gone towards frustration after prisoners burned their mattresses to try to escape from cells. Police used tear gas to evacuate relatives who occupied the station after news of the beginning of the fire was released. Authorities [...]
The situation had gone towards frustration after prisoners burned their mattresses to try to escape from cells. Police used tear gas to evacuate relatives who occupied the station after news of the beginning of the fire was released.
Police authorities have announced that they have begun investigating to understand what happened.
Venezuelan prisons are crowded, violent, and violent protests occur quite often.
The country has had problems settling prisoners amid the ongoing economic crisis.
Last month, prisoners from another prison took hostages from several other prisoners and prison guards.
