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SECURITYMay 25 · 06:20 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAgencies

Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to protest alleged abuses

Inmates at Venezuela's Barinas prison occupied the roof and set fires to mattresses, protesting alleged abuses by staff. They accused the prison director of overseeing guards who shot unarmed prisoners, with a video showing a wounded inmate demanding justice.

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