What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 2013
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 31
- Coordinates
- 17.87° S, 63.18° W
- Description
- riot in Palmasola prison, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Injured
- 37
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2013 Palmasola prison riot
Fatal unrest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
On August 23, 2013, a prison riot broke out at Palmasola, a maximum-security prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The riot started when members of one cell block attacked a rival gang in another, using propane tanks as flame throwers. Thirty-one people were killed, including an 18-month-old child who was living at the prison. Thirty-seven others were seriously injured.
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