Overview

• SNAI said the explosion occurred Friday around 8:15 p.m. local time at the main gate of the Regional Prison of Guayaquil with no injuries or escapes reported.
• Security video shows a driver jumping from a moving SUV and fleeing on foot as the vehicle burned before a larger blast scattered debris.
• Police, military and specialist teams established a perimeter and activated security protocols while investigators work to identify those responsible.
• The attack came a day after gunmen attempted to kill the prison’s director, who survived thanks to his vehicle’s armored glass, according to SNAI.
• The incident capped a week of lethal prison violence in Ecuador with roughly 31 inmates and one guard killed in separate massacres in El Oro and Esmeraldas.