More than 40 prison officials who had been taken hostage by prisoners in < b>Ecuador were released, but 136 are still held in the midst of one of the worst drug attacks in the country, the authority that administers the prisons (SNAI) reported on Saturday. b>

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A group of 24 guards and 17 administrative employees “were released,” while 133 guards and three employees remain hostage, the SNAI indicated in a bulletin. In the previous balance, 175 prison officials remained held by gangs since a violent wave broke out on Sunday that left 19 dead in six days, according to updated figures.



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