At least eight prisoners killed and ten wounded in two new massacres in Ecuadorian prisons

At least eight inmates were killed and ten others injured following attacks during two separate prison riots in Ecuador on Thursday. The incidents took place in two of the country's main correctional facilities, according to reports originating from Quito.

The violence marks a significant disruption to public safety within the country's correctional system, effectively ending an extended period of relative calm that had followed previous state interventions in Ecuador's prisons.