INQUIRER.net: Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot

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Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot Jan 27th 2013, 02:37 CARACAS, Venezuela  — The death toll has risen to 61 following fierce gunbattles between inmates and National Guard troops at a Venezuelan prison, a hospital director said Saturday. About 120 more people were wounded in one of the deadliest prison riots in the nation's recent history.   Penitentiary Service Minister Iris Varela said Saturday that officials had begun evacuating inmates from the Uribana prison in Barquisimeto and transferring them to other facilities, but she did not provide an official death toll.   However, Dr. Ruy Medina, director of Central Hospital in the city of Barquisimeto, told The Associated Press that the number of dead had risen to ... Keep on reading: Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot Media files: venezuela.jpg (image/jpeg)

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