CNN —A deadly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras led to at least 41 people being killed, Public Ministry spokesperson Yuri Mora told CNN en Español.
The apparent prison riot broke out Tuesay at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, a women’s penitentiary outside the capital city Tegucigalpa, and there are fears the death toll will rise.
Mora said the death toll could increase as rescue teams continue to work, adding that some of the deaths were the result of burns while others had gunshot wounds.
Security forces are seen outside the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social women prison following a deadly riot.
Fredy Rodriguez/ReutersThe country has a history of incidents at its prisons – criticized for being overcrowded places with poor conditions amid an increase of organized crime Some 63 people died in a prison riot in 2003, and more than 300 people died in a prison fire in 2021.
Persons:
Yuri Mora, Mora, Mara Salvatrucha, Delma Ordonez, Fredy Rodriguez
Organizations:
CNN, Public, Centro Femenino de, Barrio, Reuters, Security
Locations:
Honduras, Tegucigalpa