What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 2012
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 10.49° N, 66.88° W
- Description
- 2012 riot by armed prisoners in Miranda State, Venezuela
Placed at the town its title names, Caracas.
2012 Yare prison riot
2012 riot by armed prisoners in Venezuela
On 20 August 2012, armed prisoners in the Yare I prison complex, an overcrowded prison in Miranda state near Caracas, Venezuela, rioted. A shootout between two groups resulted in the deaths of 25 people, one of them a visitor. Among those injured during the incident were 29 inmates and 14 visitors.
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