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| Eleven die in Mexico prison fight in San Luis Potosi | |
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| At least 11 people are dead after a battle broke out between prisoners at a jail in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi. | |
| A group of inmates used homemade knives and picks to attack rivals at the La Pila prison, the state attorney general's office was quoted as saying. | A group of inmates used homemade knives and picks to attack rivals at the La Pila prison, the state attorney general's office was quoted as saying. |
| State police are now said to have regained control. | State police are now said to have regained control. |
| Deadly outbreaks of violence are common in Mexico's overcrowded jails, which house inmates from rival drug gangs. | Deadly outbreaks of violence are common in Mexico's overcrowded jails, which house inmates from rival drug gangs. |
| Dozens of people were injured in the fighting that broke out at La Pila, situated in the state capital, early on Saturday morning, officials said. | Dozens of people were injured in the fighting that broke out at La Pila, situated in the state capital, early on Saturday morning, officials said. |
| It was started by a group of prisoners who took action after being harassed by other inmates, news agency AP quoted the state attorney general's office as saying. | |
| Rivalries between criminal gangs frequently spills over into Mexico's antiquated and dangerous prisons, correspondents say. Studies say some prisons are effectively run by gangs. | Rivalries between criminal gangs frequently spills over into Mexico's antiquated and dangerous prisons, correspondents say. Studies say some prisons are effectively run by gangs. |
| Human rights groups say the penal system suffers from chronic overcrowding and is in urgent need of an overhaul. | Human rights groups say the penal system suffers from chronic overcrowding and is in urgent need of an overhaul. |