Inmates record riot inside a Dominican Republic jail where four prisoners died of COVID-19
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At least five inmates and one guard were injured during riot inside a notorious Dominican Republic prison on Thursday as inmates demanded to be released over fears of a coronavirus outbreak.
Detainees used smuggled cellphones to record the rebellion as inmates set mattresses in fire and hurled objects at guards and cops, who responded by firing rubber pellets at the overcrowded La Victoria National Penitentiary in Santo Domingo.
Authorities on Thursday said the virus has caused the deaths of four inmates, who were named as Issac Lara De La Cruz and Adalberto Rosario Peña.
Ministry of Public Health personnel wear protective suits as they are surrounded by prisoners that La Victoria National Penitentiary in the Dominican Republic after inmates rioted Thursday due to fears of a coronavirus outbreak. The deadly disease has killed four inmates and sickened 25 others.
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