Ecuador prison riot - in pictures

  • Loved-ones wait for the bodies of inmates killed in a riot at the Litoral penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador. President Guillermo Lasso said in a press conference that 116 have died so far. AP Photo
    Loved-ones wait for the bodies of inmates killed in a riot at the Litoral penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador. President Guillermo Lasso said in a press conference that 116 have died so far. AP Photo
  • Colombian soldiers stand guard outside the prison. Ecuador is in the middle of a prisons crisis due to overpopulation and violence between drug gangs. The riot left 52 wounded. AFP
    Colombian soldiers stand guard outside the prison. Ecuador is in the middle of a prisons crisis due to overpopulation and violence between drug gangs. The riot left 52 wounded. AFP
  • Soldiers guard the Litoral Penitentiary after the prison riot. AP Photo
    Soldiers guard the Litoral Penitentiary after the prison riot. AP Photo
  • A tense wait for information about loved-ones in the Litoral Penitentiary. AP Photo
    A tense wait for information about loved-ones in the Litoral Penitentiary. AP Photo
  • Relatives of prisoners await news. AP Photo
    Relatives of prisoners await news. AP Photo
  • A battle broke out between armed inmates aligned to rival gangs on Tuesday, officials said. AFP
    A battle broke out between armed inmates aligned to rival gangs on Tuesday, officials said. AFP
  • A grieving family member. Reuters
    A grieving family member. Reuters
  • Santiago de Guayaquil, where the riot occurred, is Ecuador's largest city AFP
    Santiago de Guayaquil, where the riot occurred, is Ecuador's largest city AFP
  • Colombian soldiers outside the jail. AFP
    Colombian soldiers outside the jail. AFP