Inmates at a penitentiary in Cuenca city of Ecuador hold hostage 50 guards and seven police officers, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said Thursday. Zapata, addressing a press conference, said, "We are concerned about the safety of our officials." The hostage situation unfolded a day after a large-scale search for weapons, ammunition, and explosives within one of the nation's primary penitentiaries in the Andean city of Latacunga in the south.

Inmates Hold 57 Guards, Police Officers Hostage

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