Inmates Kill Revolt Leaders, Free Captives
From Times Wire Reports
Inmates wanting to end a four-day rebellion at a prison in western Brazil killed at least six leaders of the uprising and released 150 hostages, most of them their own relatives, police said.
The uprising began during visiting hours Thursday at the Carumbe prison in Cuiaba, about 840 miles northwest of Sao Paulo in the state of Mato Grosso.
The hostages, who included four guards, were released unhurt.
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