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| Mexico prison violence kills 28 | Mexico prison violence kills 28 |
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| Sinaloa's governor had warned of overcrowding at the Mazatlan prison | Sinaloa's governor had warned of overcrowding at the Mazatlan prison |
| A clash between rival gangs in a prison in Mexico's north-western state of Sinaloa has left some 28 inmates dead. | A clash between rival gangs in a prison in Mexico's north-western state of Sinaloa has left some 28 inmates dead. |
| The violence came as dozens were killed on another day of apparent drug-related violence in Mexico. | The violence came as dozens were killed on another day of apparent drug-related violence in Mexico. |
| In the western state of Michoacan, 12 police officers were killed in an ambush by suspected drug cartel gunmen. | |
| Both Michoacan and Sinaloa are home to rival drug gangs that have been fighting turf wars and battling security forces. | Both Michoacan and Sinaloa are home to rival drug gangs that have been fighting turf wars and battling security forces. |
| Most of the prisoners killed in Mazatlan jail in Sinaloa were shot dead. | Most of the prisoners killed in Mazatlan jail in Sinaloa were shot dead. |
| Members of one gang armed with pistols and an assault rifle had forced their way into a cell-block holding prisoners from a rival gang and began shooting, officials said. | Members of one gang armed with pistols and an assault rifle had forced their way into a cell-block holding prisoners from a rival gang and began shooting, officials said. |
| Two police officers and a prison guard were wounded as they tried to stop the violence. Police and soldiers later regained control of the prison. | Two police officers and a prison guard were wounded as they tried to stop the violence. Police and soldiers later regained control of the prison. |
| Local media reports said some of the victims belonged to the Zetas drug gang, which has been fighting the Sinaloa cartel for control of smuggling routes. | Local media reports said some of the victims belonged to the Zetas drug gang, which has been fighting the Sinaloa cartel for control of smuggling routes. |
| Sinaloa state governor Jesus Aguilar warned last week of serious overcrowding at the prison, and asked that serious offenders be transferred. | Sinaloa state governor Jesus Aguilar warned last week of serious overcrowding at the prison, and asked that serious offenders be transferred. |
| Ambush | Ambush |
| The ambush in Michoacan hit a federal police convoy as it was returning to Mexico City, officials said. | The ambush in Michoacan hit a federal police convoy as it was returning to Mexico City, officials said. |
| Ten police officers were killed in the ambush by suspected cartel gunmen | Ten police officers were killed in the ambush by suspected cartel gunmen |
| Gunmen blocked the road with trucks and machine-gunned the police vehicles outside a school in the town of Zitacuaro. | Gunmen blocked the road with trucks and machine-gunned the police vehicles outside a school in the town of Zitacuaro. |
| Police say they killed and wounded some of the attackers, who fled. | Police say they killed and wounded some of the attackers, who fled. |
| Michoacan is the headquarters of La Familia, one of Mexico's most violent drugs gangs. | Michoacan is the headquarters of La Familia, one of Mexico's most violent drugs gangs. |
| Last year the cartel was blamed for the murder of 12 federal agents, whose tortured bodies were dumped on a highway in Michoacan. | Last year the cartel was blamed for the murder of 12 federal agents, whose tortured bodies were dumped on a highway in Michoacan. |
| At least 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon ordered the army and federal police to combat the cartels. | At least 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon ordered the army and federal police to combat the cartels. |
| On Friday, nearly 40 people were killed in two separate attacks blamed on drugs gangs - one in Ciudad Juarez on the US border, the other in Ciudad Madero in north-eastern Tamaulipas state. | On Friday, nearly 40 people were killed in two separate attacks blamed on drugs gangs - one in Ciudad Juarez on the US border, the other in Ciudad Madero in north-eastern Tamaulipas state. |