Eight inmates killed in prison riot

A riot at one of Venezuela's most violent prisons left eight inmates dead and three injured.

A riot at one of Venezuela's most violent prisons left eight inmates dead and three injured.

Venezuela's top prison authority said the violence at the Santa Ana Prison in the western state of Tachira began after rival gangs fought for control of cell blocks.

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