5.1 C
New York
Friday, March 14, 2025
HomeNewsAt least 13 killed during prison fight in northern Mexico

At least 13 killed during prison fight in northern Mexico

Date:

Related stories

Trump calls US economy in ‘transition’ amid escalating trade war with China

US President Donald Trump has described the current state...

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India moves forward as US Supreme Court rejects plea

Pakistani-Canadian doctor Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of involvement in...

Donald Trump’s new tariffs ignite trade war as Mexico and Canada retaliate

US president Donald Trump has officially imposed new tariffs...

The battle inside the Cadereyta prison outside the city of Monterrey began overnight, officials said. Anxious family members gathered outside the prison during the day waiting for news of their loved ones. A protest by inmates overnight had spiraled out of control, one prisoner was killed and a number of guards were taken hostage, Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Aldo Fasci told reporters.
Police were sent in to calm the disturbance but the fight soon escalated to involve around 250 inmates, he said.“Around five in the afternoon, the decision was made by security forces to use lethal force to prevent the murder of guards as well as stop the murder of inmates,” Fasci said.
If we had not taken this decision, we would be talking about many more deaths,” he said.It was not immediately clear how many people were killed in the fight and how many were killed by security forces, he said. Eight more people seriously wounded, he said.
Rival gangs that are involved in drug trafficking, human smuggling, fuel theft, kidnapping and extortion have fueled bloody battles in Mexico’s overcrowded prisons. At least nine were killed in a prison fight in the state of Tamaulipas on the U.S. border with Texas and at least 28 inmates were killed in July in a battle in a prison in the Pacific resort of Acapulco.

Subscribe

- Never miss a story with notifications

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once

Latest stories

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here