A prison riot over sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak has left 23 inmates dead. The brutal riot broke out in Bogota, the capital of Colombia, late on Saturday and caused 83 injuries in addition to the deaths.
The detainees were protesting the sanitary conditions in the jail as the death toll in the South American country from Covid-19 reached two.
Seven prison guards were also injured and two are in critical condition, Justice Minister Margarita Cabello said. The Andean country will enter a nationwide lockdown from Tuesday night.
So far 231 people have been confirmed infected with the disease. “Today is a very sad and painful day,” Ms Cabello said. “Last night there was a mass criminal escape attempt at the El Modelo prison