A former army officer serving a prison sentence for the 1998 killing of a Catholic bishop died in a jail riot on Monday that killed a dozen inmates and a female visitor, Guatemalan authorities said.
Byron Lima was convicted of the murder of Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi, who was an outspoken critic of military abuses during the country's 36-year civil war. Lima's death was confirmed by firefighter Julio Sanchez, but no other details were released.
Interior Minister Francisco Rivas said four of the dead had been decapitated.
