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Deadly Machala Prison Clash Claims 14 Lives, Sparks Escape

9/22/2025

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Machala prison clash leaves 13 inmates and a guard dead.
Fourteen injured, including two officers, and some inmates escaped.
Prison has been under military control since January 2024.
United States designated Los Lobos and Los Choneros as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Homicides topped 4,600 in the first half of 2025; Adolfo Macías was recaptured and extradited to the U.S. in July.

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Story summary

Machala prison clash leaves 13 inmates and a guard dead.
Fourteen injured, including two officers, and some inmates escaped.
Prison has been under military control since January 2024.
United States designated Los Lobos and Los Choneros as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Homicides topped 4,600 in the first half of 2025; Adolfo Macías was recaptured and extradited to the U.S. in July.