Ten guards and 4 inmates had been killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored automobiles attacked a state jail in Ciudad Juarez throughout the border from El Paso, Texas, in accordance with state officers.
The Chihuahua state prosecutor’s workplace mentioned in a press release that round 7 a.m. numerous armored automobiles arrived on the jail and gunmen opened fireplace on guards. Along with these killed, 13 individuals had been wounded and no less than 24 inmates escaped.
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Mexican troopers and state police regained management of the jail later Sunday. The state prosecutor’s workplace mentioned its personnel had been investigating.
In August, a riot inside the identical state jail unfold to the streets of Juarez in violence that left 11 individuals lifeless.
In that case, two inmates had been killed contained in the jail after which alleged gang members began taking pictures up the city, together with killing 4 workers of a radio station who had been doing a promotion at a restaurant.
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Violence is frequent in Mexican prisons, together with in some the place authorities solely keep nominal management. Clashes repeatedly erupt amongst inmate of rival gangs, which in locations like Juarez function proxies for drug cartels.
Shortly earlier than Sunday’s assault on the jail, municipal police had been attacked and managed to seize 4 males after a pursuit, in accordance with the state prosecutor’s workplace assertion. Later, police killed two alleged gunmen touring in a SUV.
