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| 52 Killed in Mexican Prison Amid Riot and Fire | |
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| MEXICO CITY — A riot erupted at a prison in northern Mexico on Thursday, killing 52 people, the governor of the state of Nuevo León said, after inmates reportedly set a fire in a yard as part of an escape attempt. | |
| The violence at Topo Chico Prison in Monterrey began shortly after midnight, and residents told local news outlets that they had heard explosions and shouting from inside the prison, the oldest in the state of Nuevo León. | The violence at Topo Chico Prison in Monterrey began shortly after midnight, and residents told local news outlets that they had heard explosions and shouting from inside the prison, the oldest in the state of Nuevo León. |
| The death toll, which is believed to include inmates as well as prison guards, could not be confirmed. No prisoners escaped, the government said. | The death toll, which is believed to include inmates as well as prison guards, could not be confirmed. No prisoners escaped, the government said. |
| Soldiers, state police officers and the Monterrey police surrounded the prison as relatives of the inmates gathered outside to wait for news. | Soldiers, state police officers and the Monterrey police surrounded the prison as relatives of the inmates gathered outside to wait for news. |
| The riot was brought under control around 1:30 a.m., the state government said on Twitter. | The riot was brought under control around 1:30 a.m., the state government said on Twitter. |
| Mexican prisons are vastly overcrowded and riots frequently break out. In September, a leader of the Zetas drug gang was stabbed to death at Topo Chico in a riot that left 11 inmates wounded. | Mexican prisons are vastly overcrowded and riots frequently break out. In September, a leader of the Zetas drug gang was stabbed to death at Topo Chico in a riot that left 11 inmates wounded. |
| In 2012, 44 prisoners were bludgeoned and stabbed to death as guards stood by in a state prison in Apodaca, in the Monterrey suburbs, in a riot initiated by the Zetas. As the Zetas killed inmates from their rivals in the Gulf Cartel, 30 Zeta leaders escaped. | In 2012, 44 prisoners were bludgeoned and stabbed to death as guards stood by in a state prison in Apodaca, in the Monterrey suburbs, in a riot initiated by the Zetas. As the Zetas killed inmates from their rivals in the Gulf Cartel, 30 Zeta leaders escaped. |