7 Convicts Killed in Prison Uprising
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BOGOTA, Colombia — Seven convicts were killed and two guards wounded during a prison uprising, officials said Tuesday.
The officials said in a communique that the mutiny began late Monday when inmates at the La Picota prison took 17 people hostage--12 prison guards and three wives and two children of prisoners visiting the jail.
The rebellious prisoners were angered by the death of drug lord Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, killed by police on Dec. 15, the communique said.
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