68 inmates died in a fire, which started when prisoners became embroiled in violence during the attempted breakout.
Family members of inmates gathered outside the Carabobo police command and were tear-gassed when they clashed with local police. Police are remaining hush about any details relating to the number injured or the cause of the conflict, further enraging the family members. Human rights advocates have long complained that violent gangs exercise control over many of the chaotic country's prisons and have ready access to automatic weapons and even hand grenades.
