What the records say
- When
- 25 Jan 2013
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 61
- Coordinates
- 10.18° N, 69.34° W
- Description
- 2013 deadly prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Injured
- 120
2013 Uribana prison riot
2013 deadly prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by 27 January a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military.
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- Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Barquisimeto (Venezuela), un motín en la prisión de Uribana deja 63 muertos y más de 120 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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