An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on Thursday.

the maximum security prison where he is being held in Guayaquil along with leaders of the criminal groups that have made Ecuador the most dangerous country on the continent in recent years.

Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior has ... where he was still able to control organised crime inside and out of the prison. Footage at the time of his escape showed other prisoners with knives ...