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A riot at a women’s prison northwest of the Honduran capital has killed at least 41 women, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said.

Most victims suffered burns, with reports of some inmates being shot

Security forces guard a prison.
Security forces operate outside a women’s prison following a deadly riot at the facility in Tamara, northwest of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Tuesday. (Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters)

A riot at a women’s prison northwest of the Honduran capital has killed at least 41 women, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said.

Yuri Mora, the spokesperson for the Honduran national police investigation agency, said the riot broke out at the women’s prison in the town of Tamara, about 50 kilometres northwest of Tegucigalpa.

Mora said most victims were burned, but there also were reports of inmates shot at the prison. Other officials said the riot was possibly related to corruption or gang control inside the prison.

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