04/11/2011 10:55
Eight people died as a result of fights in Venezuelan prison
Venezuelan officials are trying to negotiate the release of two police officers taken hostage during a prison riot in the western state of Tachira.
Eight inmates were killed after fighting broke out between rival gangs.
Two other captive officers were freed after the authorities agreed to transfer members from one gang to another facility.
Venezuela's overcrowded prisons have been the scene of repeated uprisings and gang violence, the BBC reports.