Guatemala City, March 27 (EFE) Three inmates were killed during a riot in a maximum-security prison in Guatemala, authorities said.
The head of the prison system, Victor Rosales, said eight other prisoners suffered serious injuries. The incident took place Monday at the El Infiernito penitentiary, about 60 km south of Guatemala City.
He said the uprising was led by jailed members of a gang, ostensibly protesting against bad food and lack of decent drinking water in the prison.