Bloodbath: Gang war inside Ecuador's largest prison leaves 52 dead

At least 52 inmates were killed in early Saturday clashes inside Ecuador's largest prison, the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst-ever prison bloodbath.

Clashes inside Ecuador's largest prison early Saturday left at least 52 inmates dead in the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw what authorities said was the country's worst-ever prison bloodbath.

Residents living near the prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil reported hearing hours of sustained gunfire and explosions coming from inside the lockup. A police report seen by The Associated Press said 10 inmates were also injured and explosives and guns seized.