Guards Kill 7 Inmates After Blast at Prison
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Colombian prison guards killed seven inmates after jailed Marxist rebels blew a hole in a wall with smuggled explosives, the national prison service said.
Twenty inmates fled Picalena prison in Ibague, central Colombia, Tuesday night after the rebels inside the jail blasted the hole and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia comrades outside provided cover with assault rifles.
Guards fired back, killing seven inmates and wounding four, the prison authorities said.
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