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At least 19 people were killed in a riot in a prison, "El Rodeo", located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, said on Tuesday Agence France-Presse. Rebellion began as early as Sunday, but official information authorities gave just now. According to unofficial data, the number of casualties could rise as the prison heard explosions and shooting. Not less than twenty people were hospitalized. At the gates of the prison, "El Rodeo" met relatives of the prisoners who are waiting for news on the status of loved ones. According to the agency, correctional facility designed for 750 people, but found there about 3600. In total, according to human rights defenders, and prison capacity of 15 thousand people in prison in Venezuela there are about 44.5 thousand convicts. Revolt in the "El Rodeo" was the most serious in Venezuela since 1999, when clashes with the guards killed 27 prisoners.