Jordan- Governor: 37 killed in riots at a small Venezuela prison


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug. 17 (Petra)-- At least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in southern Venezuela, prosecutors say.

Special interior ministry forces were sent in to regain control of the jail in Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state.

Prosecutors said 14 officials were wounded in the violence.


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