Prison Violence Leaves at Least 6 Inmates Dead
From Times Wire Reports
At least six inmates died in a prison riot in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, the Reforma daily said on its website.
Two rival gangs fought each other at visiting time in the city’s municipal jail in an incident sparked by a knife attack. Twelve people were also injured in the fighting, and security forces later regained control of the prison, the newspaper said.
Juarez, a drug smuggling center, is known as one of Mexico’s most violent cities.
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