Gunfire Erupts at Venezuela Prison, Troops Outside

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Venezuelan troops and police stood guard outside a prison in Caracas on Monday after gunfire erupted during what an official said was the second escape attempt in three days.

Authorities foiled an escape by an inmate at La Planta prison in the morning, said Iris Varela, the government's top prisons official. She said the inmate was trying to escape on a roof of the prison when gunfire broke out.

One National Guard soldier was wounded during the gunfire, prisons official Reinaldo Rangel said on state television.

The prisoners were armed and had control of the prison, said Carlos Nieto, a prison rights activist.

More at: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunfire-erupts-venezuela-prison-troops-16248125

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