Death toll in Ecuador prison riot exceeds 100 with some inmates beheaded

Clash is the most deadly act of violence ever reported in the country's prison system

The death toll in a gang battle at one of Ecuador's largest prisons rose to 116, president Guillermo Lasso said, as authorities discovered the bodies of more victims including at least six that had been beheaded.

Another 80 inmates were injured during the Tuesday night clashes at the Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayas province, which has been the scene of bloody fights between gangs for control of the prison in recent months.