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25 inmates killed in Brazil prison clash: report
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October 15, 2016

25 inmates killed in Brazil prison clash: report

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) At least 25 inmates died Sunday in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil, local media reported citing police.

Among the dead, seven were beheaded and six burned to death in fighting at a prison in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, the news site G1 reported, citing local police.

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