Overview
- Inmates launched simultaneous disturbances in three prisons and took 46 hostages, with captives still held at Fraijanes II and the Zone 18 Preventive center.
- Security forces stormed Renovación I at dawn, freed nine hostages and restored control, with authorities reporting no injuries among the rescued staff.
- Authorities said Aldo “El Lobo” Ochoa of Barrio 18 orchestrated the riots and reported taking him back into custody during the operations.
- Following the prison raid, suspected gang members carried out attacks that killed seven police officers and injured about 10, while at least seven suspects were detained and one assailant was killed.
- The government reinforced security nationwide as police and military patrols expanded, and the Education Ministry suspended classes on Monday as a precaution.