Three inmates are DECAPITATED after mass brawl at Guatemalan prison leaves 17 dead

A violent brawl among inmates at a maximum security Guatemalan prison has left 17 dead - including three who were decapitated.

Hundreds of army troops and police officers surrounded the Granja Penal Canada prison, which holds 3,100 inmates, after violence broke out on Sunday.

The violence was triggered during a prison yard football game, with tensions between general prisoners and gang members spilling over, police say.

 The violence was triggered during a prison yard football game, with tensions between general prisoners and gang members spilling over, police say