Tension high outside Venezuelan jail after shootout

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18005560

Tension remains high outside a Venezuelan prison where hundreds of inmates began rioting 11 days ago in protest at plans to close the jail and move them to other facilities.

Heavy gunfire was heard for a couple of hours on Tuesday from inside La Planta prison, in the capital, Caracas.

There was panic outside, where relatives had gathered desperate for news.

They threw stones at the police, who responded with tear gas.

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Human rights organisations have repeatedly criticised conditions in Venezuelan prison system.