At least 18 killed in fire and riots in Honduras prison
At least 18 killed in fire and riots in Honduras prison
At least 18 people have died during an uprising by armed inmates at a Honduran prison, one of them decapitated and the others killed by a fire started by the rioters, authorities said.
6:33AM BST 30 Mar 2012
The unrest came six weeks after a fire at another prison in Honduras killed 361 inmates. A fire official said the toll from the latest blaze could rise.
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San Pedro Sula Bishop Romulo Emiliani arrived outside the prison, saying he had been asked to serve as a negotiator with the inmates.
Mr Emiliani reflected the prevailing view that such tragedies are bound to recur in Honduras' overcrowded prison system.
"Everybody has known for some time that the authorities have no interest in the prisons. They are a time bomb that will continue to explode," the bishop said.
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