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Brazil Prisoner's Desperate Escape Attempt Leaves Him Stuck In Prison Wall
In Brazil, an inmates escape attempt went wrong when he got stuck in a prison wall. Firefighters had to drill him out safely after wardens spotted strange movement.
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Brazil Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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Brazil Gang Members Behead Rivals In Jail Riot While Guards Look On
As the prison burned and inmates screamed, the guards stood in their tower, clutching their guns, watching the hellish scene unfold.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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At Least 40 Inmates Strangled To Death In Amazon Prison Gang Clashes
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
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Clashes Between Prisoners In Brazil Jail Leave 15 Dead: Official
Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said.
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Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Kill Policeman And Let 92 Inmates Escape
Heavily armed men blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil early Monday and with guns blazing enabled 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman, authorities said.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Brazil Police Chase Inmates Off Jail Roof After Killings
Brazilian police on Monday cleared dozens of inmates from the roof of a jail struck by the latest in a string of prison massacres.
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Brazil Prisoner's Desperate Escape Attempt Leaves Him Stuck In Prison Wall
In Brazil, an inmates escape attempt went wrong when he got stuck in a prison wall. Firefighters had to drill him out safely after wardens spotted strange movement.
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Brazil Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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Brazil Gang Members Behead Rivals In Jail Riot While Guards Look On
As the prison burned and inmates screamed, the guards stood in their tower, clutching their guns, watching the hellish scene unfold.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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At Least 40 Inmates Strangled To Death In Amazon Prison Gang Clashes
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
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Clashes Between Prisoners In Brazil Jail Leave 15 Dead: Official
Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said.
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Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Kill Policeman And Let 92 Inmates Escape
Heavily armed men blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil early Monday and with guns blazing enabled 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman, authorities said.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Brazil Police Chase Inmates Off Jail Roof After Killings
Brazilian police on Monday cleared dozens of inmates from the roof of a jail struck by the latest in a string of prison massacres.
