Death toll in Bolivia prison clash rises to 31

Death toll in Bolivia prison clash rises to 31
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Summary The death toll from a Bolivia prison battle has risen to 31 after an inmate died in a hospital.

 

SANTA CRUZ (AP) - Police and medical officials say the latest death occurred Saturday. Most victims of the Friday battle among rival gangs were inmates, but a 1 ½-year-old toddler died along with his father. Bolivian law allows children 6 and younger to stay with their parents in prison.

 

Another 60 people were injured in the clash at Palmasola maximum-security prison outside the regional capital of Santa Cruz. Authorities say inmates in one cell block attacked a neighboring cell block with knives, machetes and canisters of gas.

 

Jorge Perez, a government vice minister, says the bodies are being taken Saturday to a hospital morgue to undergo autopsies and be identified.
 

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