Soldiers raid Ecuadorian prison to quell riot as death toll climbs

About 2,700 Ecuadorian soldiers storm Guayaquil prison to retake control after weekend riot killed 31 people

Guayaquil, on Ecuador's southern Pacific coast, is the country's largest city, biggest port and economic hub, but in recent years has become the increasingly bloody center of a gang turf war / Photo: AFP Arrive

Riots regularly pit prison gangs with links to drug traffickers against one another in Ecuador, a country that has recently emerged as a key player in the South American cocaine trade.

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