At Least Nine Inmates Dead in Peru Coronavirus Prison Riot
Prisoners in Peru staged riots over the past two days, April 27-28, following the deaths of several fellow inmates from the coronavirus, but the revolt in itself proved fatal, with nine prisoners getting killed, authorities said. ————————— Authorities said Tuesday the inmates were shot dead during a clash with authorities at the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima a day earlier. An investigation was under way into who fired the deadly shots. Hundreds of inmates gathered around the bodies of two of the dead in a common space of the prison late Monday afternoon. Peru's overcrowded jails have been hard hit by the coronavirus: at least 13 prisoners have died and more than 500 have been infected. Earlier this week, President Martin Vizcarra extended a national quarantine until May 10 following a surge in COVID-19 cases, but no plan was unveiled for inmates. Peru has more than 31,000 cases of the coronavirus, the second highest total in Latin America after Brazil. So far, 854 people have died of the coronavirus in Peru. (VOA/AP) ————————— LINK: https://ift.tt/2zwVLHz
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Prisoners in Peru staged riots over the past two days, April 27-28, following the deaths of several fellow inmates from the coronavirus, but the revolt in itself proved fatal, with nine prisoners getting killed, authorities said. ————————— Authorities said Tuesday the inmates were shot dead during a clash with authorities at the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima a day earlier. An investigation was under way into who fired the deadly shots. Hundreds of inmates gathered around the bodies of two of the dead in a common space of the prison late Monday afternoon. Peru's overcrowded jails have been hard hit by the coronavirus: at least 13 prisoners have died and more than 500 have been infected. Earlier this week, President Martin Vizcarra extended a national quarantine until May 10 following a surge in COVID-19 cases, but no plan was unveiled for inmates. Peru has more than 31,000 cases of the coronavirus, the second highest total in Latin America after Brazil. So far, 854 people have died of the coronavirus in Peru. (VOA/AP) ————————— LINK: https://ift.tt/2zwVLHz
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