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23 inmates killed in Venezuelan jail riot

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A prisoner rights group in Venezuela says 23 inmates died when guards opened fire to subdue an uprising. Humberto Prado of the Venezuelan Prison Observatory said 18 guards were also injured in Friday’s clash. The jail is in the central state of Portuguesa, some 220 miles from the capital of Caracas. Venezuelan authorities have not commented on the incident.

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