Brazilian prison riot leaves at least 34 dead

Police entering a Brazilian prison following a three-day rebellion found the bodies of at least 34 inmates, some of them mutilated.

Brazilian prison riot leaves at least 34 dead

Police entering a Brazilian prison following a three-day rebellion found the bodies of at least 34 inmates, some of them mutilated.

Police were still securing the Benfica detention centre in Rio de Janeiro and feared they could find more bodies, said Raphael Martins, a Rio police spokesman.

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