At least 50 dead in Venezuela prison riot

At least 50 people were killed and 90 others wounded Friday in clashes at a prison in northwest Venezuela, a hospital director who was at the scene said.

Most of those injured at the Uribana prison in Lara state suffered gunshot wounds, said the hospital official, Ruy Medina. He called the death toll “alarming,” saying it was based solely on bodies brought to the hospital.