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| 'Inmates die' in Mexico jail riot | 'Inmates die' in Mexico jail riot |
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| A riot has broken out at a prison in Mexico, leaving a number of inmates dead, officials have said. | A riot has broken out at a prison in Mexico, leaving a number of inmates dead, officials have said. |
| Rival jail gangs engaged in gunfire and there was also a fire at the prison in Reynosa, close to the US border. | Rival jail gangs engaged in gunfire and there was also a fire at the prison in Reynosa, close to the US border. |
| One report said at least 17 prisoners had been killed but this has not been independently confirmed. Heavily armed police moved in to quell the riot. | One report said at least 17 prisoners had been killed but this has not been independently confirmed. Heavily armed police moved in to quell the riot. |
| Mexico has seen a number of prison riots in recent months, including one at Tijuana that left more than 20 dead. | Mexico has seen a number of prison riots in recent months, including one at Tijuana that left more than 20 dead. |
| The local state attorney-general's office, quoted by Reuters news agency, said the riot started in the early hours of Monday. | |
| "There was a shootout and then a fire. There are charred bodies among the dead," a spokesman said. | |
| Mexican media said the riot had now ended. | |
| It was unclear whether the fire, which has now been put out, was started deliberately or began by accident. |