A confrontation has broken out inside a Brazilian prison where 26 inmates were killed last weekend.
Images on Globo television show prisoners at the Alcacuz Penitentiary in the yard, throwing rocks at each other and setting up barriers. Injured inmates are seen being carried away.
Prison authorities didn't immediately respond today to emails and phone calls seeking information about the clash. Confrontations between two gangs erupted over the weekend in the prison outside the city of Natal, resulting in the 26 deaths.
A heavily armed military police force entered the prison yesterday without violence. Authorities said they were transferring 220 inmates to other prisons to avoid more clashes.
Brazil is experiencing a wave of prison killings. At least 126 people have died since the beginning of the year.
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