Prison riots in Brazil leave at least 60 dead - some were beheaded

Riots in Brazil prisons is not new and, in the latest such atrocity, at least 60 inmates have been killed in the course of a prison riot in the northern state of Amazonas - several of them were beheaded or dismembered.
In addition to the deaths, some of the inmates escaped in the confusion and how many escaped has not been disclosed by the authorities - in addition, some of the prison guards were held hostage.
This has been described as the biggest prison massacre in the history of the state - it began Sunday afternoon and lasted until Monday morning.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 3 January 2017.

It seems two of the biggest crime gangs of Brazil had begun fighting last year over control of several prisons and, in the opinion of the authorities in Amazonas, this is the reason behind the first riot of 2017. The inmates had made some demands to end the riot - this is believed to be a hint that the killing spree was organised by members of a local gang against those of another that is based in Sao Paulo.
Incidentally, in another prison in Amazonas, 87 inmates escaped in the early hours of Monday.


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