Six inmates killed in Bolivia as police storm prison

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AFP La Paz
Last Updated : Mar 15 2018 | 2:25 AM IST

Police stormed a riot-torn prison in Bolivia today, killing six inmates in an operation that also left nearly two dozen people injured, authorities said.

Deputy Interior Minister Jose Luis Quiroga said the six dead at the Palmasola prison were inmates "who resisted the police incursion."
National police chief Alfonso Mendoza said a search turned up "a still to make alcohol, and endless stands for sales of drugs, marijuana, cocaine."

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First Published: Mar 15 2018 | 2:25 AM IST

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