At least 25 inmates have been killed in clashes between two rival factions in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil, the BBC reports referring to local media.
Brazil prison clashes 'kill 25 inmates'
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 17, ARTSAKHPRESS: Seven of the dead were beheaded and six others burned to death, a police official reportedly said.
The incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, happened during visiting hours.
Some 100 visitors who were taken as hostages have been freed and the riot has ended, the reports added.