Six inmates killed and 33 others wounded during a brawl in an overcrowded jail in the Philippines as authorities launch investigation into the incident
An investigation was under way into the cause of the violence that Solda said started as a fight between two inmates before others joined the fray.
The deadly brawl happened on Monday between rival gangs at Caloocan City Jail in the National Capital Region, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology spokesman Xavier Solda said. Violence is common in Philippine jails where inadequate infrastructure and a slow-moving and overburdened judicial system means cells are sometimes filled to five times their capacity.
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