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Gang warfare in Guatemala's prisons. Incredible.

The latest incidents are thought to have erupted after members of one of Central America's most notorious gangs, the Mara Salvatrucha, clashed with members of their main rival, Mara 18.

The gangs appear to have co-ordinated the fighting using mobile telephones, said Guatemala's Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann.

Officials said an array of weaponry - including knives, automatic rifles and hand grenades - had been smuggled into the prisons.

Some of the inmates were killed by gunshot wounds and hand grenade blasts - others were found with their throats cut.

The bloodiest fighting appears to have taken place in the "The Hole" prison in Escuintla town.

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