RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Forensic experts in the Brazilian city of Altamira where 58 inmates were killed in a bloody prison riot this week said they had identified only 17 bodies so far.
Sixteen prisoners were decapitated in Monday's riot leaving relatives with the grim task of identifying their bodies.
Only 15 of the bodies had been released to family members by late Tuesday.
Workers at the coroner's office said they were slowed by the size of the facility, the lack of equipment and lighting problems. In the Amazon heat, the bodies are being kept in a refrigerated truck.
Dozens of frustrated family members spent the day waiting outside the city's forensic institute. Officials said some people passed out when called on to identify the bodies of beheaded loved ones.
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