Twelve Inmates Killed in Prison Shootout Near Panama City

Twelve Inmates Killed in Prison Shootout Near Panama City
An injured inmate is carried on a stretcher into a hospital by police paramedics after a shootout among inmates at La Joyita prison, in Panama City, Panama on Dec. 17, 2019. Reuters/Erick Marciscano
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At least 12 people were killed and another 13 were injured during a shootout among inmates at a jail near Panama City on Tuesday, officials said.

Police said they seized several guns in the incident at La Joyita prison, 16 miles  east of the capital, including five handguns and three long-barreled firearms.