Forty-six prisoners are dead and fifty more wounded after a jailbreak attempt, EFE informs.
Earlier reported deaths number was seventeen. Reportedly, the number of victims to increase for the majority of the wounded are in critical condition.
According to the agency, the prison director, Carlos Rojos is deadly wounded in the head, and the National Guard lieutenant participating in riot suppression is wounded as a result of an explosion.
The law enforcer body confirmed 2.5 thousand prisoners in Los Llano prison.