MEXICO : 12 Prisoners Die in Sinaloa Gang Fight
From Times Wire Reports
Twelve prisoners died and five were wounded in the city of Los Mochis as two gangs of inmates battled for control of the main prison, authorities said. A government statement from Los Mochis in Sinaloa state said the turf war began when one prisoner allegedly killed another and the dead man’s friends sought revenge. It took authorities 90 minutes to suppress the violence. Los Mochis is about 750 miles northwest of Mexico City.
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