38 bodies, some beheaded, found after prison rebellion

Police entering a Brazilian prison after a three-day rebellion found the bodies of at least 38 inmates, some of them beheaded.

38 bodies, some beheaded,  found after prison rebellion

Police entering a Brazilian prison after a three-day rebellion found the bodies of at least 38 inmates, some of them beheaded.

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

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