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Little Tich

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Mon May 25, 2015, 10:53 PM May 2015

Brazil prison riot leaves 8 dead, officials say

Source: Yahoo! News / AP

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A prison riot in northeastern Brazil left eight inmates dead after a fight between two gangs quickly escalated, prison officials said.

Nearly 50 people, mostly visiting family members, were held hostage for several hours, but were released unharmed Monday.

Five inmate were injured in the violence — four of them were treated and sent back to the prison, a fifth remains hospitalized in an unknown condition.

Prison officials in Bahia state, where the riot took place, said in an emailed statement that they negotiated an end to the standoff early Monday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-prison-riot-leaves-least-7-dead-145956753.html

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