According to police, most of the victims burned to death. Riot could be linked to corruption or gang control within the prison, officials said.
A riot at a women's prison in Honduras has left at least 41 dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said.Inmates were also reportedly shot at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social prison, situated in the town of Tamara, 30 miles from the capital Tegucigalpa.
At least seven inmates were admitted at Tegucigalpa Hospital for gunshot and knife wounds, employees there said. Julissa Villanueva, the head of the Honduras prison system, suggested the riot was a result of"the actions [authorities were] taking against organised crime".
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