Ecuador deploys 100s of police to prison hit by deadly riot

At least 116 inmates were killed this week in a prison riot that Ecuadorian officials say is linked to rival drug gangs.

Ecuador’s national police force has said it sent hundreds of officers to a prison where a riot between rival gangs this week left at least 116 inmates dead and injured dozens more, in the deadliest outbreak of prison violence in the country’s history.

The national police said on Thursday that it sent 400 officers to the Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayas province to regain control after Tuesday’s deadly violence.

Officers also seized three explosive devices found in the detention centre.