A fight between rival gangs in a Brazilian prison has left 56 people dead and officials hunting an unknown number of inmates that escaped during the bloody confrontation.
Authorities said the riot grew out of a fight between two of the country's biggest crime gangs over control of prisons and drug routes in northern Brazil.

Amazonas authorities initially reported 60 dead in the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus, but later the state public security secretary's office reduced that figure to 56.

Officials also said 112 inmates escaped during the riot.
There were 1,224 inmates in the prison, which was built to hold 592, Amazonas state public security's office said.

The prison is run by a private company that is paid according to the number of inmates.
Twelve prison guards were held hostage by the inmates, though none was wounded during the riot that began on Sunday afternoon and ended on Monday morning.

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