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Inmates stand on the roof of the Turi prison, in Ecuador’s southern city of Cuenca, as they hold prison guards hostage inside, while police forces gather outside the facilities. One of the country's most feared gangsters is believed to have escaped from prison on January 7 before an operation at the prison where he was serving his sentence, according to authorities. Following the escape of the head of the Los Choneros drug gang, incidents have been reported in several prisons nationwide. IMAGES
Paraguayan police seizes 3,312 kilos of cocaine stashed in rice bags, bound from South America to Europe. The shipment is valued at 1.4 billion US dollars. IMAGES
Police officers gather outside the Turi prison in Cuenca, Ecuador, as almost 60 prison guards and police officers are being held hostage by inmates across the country. IMAGES
Members of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) guard inmates at the National Penitentiary "Francisco Morazan" in Tamara after the government announced that military police would assume control of Honduras's 21 prisons for one year starting July 1, and train 2,000 new prison guards following clashes between rival gangs that left at least 46 women dead in a prison near the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES TO COMPLETE: 33KV7UU_EN + 33KX3YR_EN
Honduras State Secretary of the National Defence Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales publishes a video on his Twitter account showing handcuffed inmates on the floor of a prison under the surveillance of military police. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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