QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has left at least 15 people dead and 14 injured at Ecuador's largest prison, authorities said Tuesday. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has been the site of frequent riots and mass killings, including one in 2021 that left 119 inmates dead.

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels.The latest bloodshed took place in Litoral penitentiary,

A violent clash among inmates at Ecuador's largest prison has resulted in at least 15 deaths and 14 injuries. The Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, known for previous riots, remains volatile. Authorities have deployed police and military forces to regain control as overcrowding and gang activity persist.

At least 15 inmates have been killed and 14 more injured in a fight at a notoriously violent prison in Ecuador. The Ecuadorean prison service SNAI said the "grave incidents" had occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at El Litoral jail in the city of Guayaquil.

Murder charges will be filed against at least nine inmates at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, which has seen riots and massacres in recent years and is widely considered the country’s most dangerous prison.

A prison fight in Ecuador has left at least 15 people dead and 14 others injured, authorities in the South American country said this week. Guayaquil's Litoral Penitentiary, where the fight took place,