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BREAKING: 44 die in Nuevo Leon prison riot -- UPDATED III
For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here. El Sol de Mexico reports 44 dead, information from the prison warden, Updating to add new informationA riot in a Nuevo Leon prison has killed 44 inmates and has wounded several others according to preliminary Mexican news accounts. The riot took place at the Centro Readaptacion Social CERESO) in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, which is a suburb of Monterrey. The riot started at about 0200 hrs, according to anonymous accounts, because inmates were unhappy they were being transferred to other prisons. Fighting broke out between incarcerated Los Zetas and Gulf cartel inmates. Authorities are still searching for bodies. Problems started when inmates in Cellblocks D set mattresses and personal items afire. The riot then spread to other Cellblocks including C. Inmates took one guard hostage, but later released him. The prison houses about 3,000 inmates. Elements of Nuevo Leon's Fuerza Civil along with state police agents assisted in quelling the riot, which took those elements two hours to accomplish. An official news conference is expected at about 1300 hrs CST. Nuevo Leon governor Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz is expected to attend an Army Day Army ceremony Sunday afternoon at a new Mexican Army base for the 22nd Infantry battalion only 200 meters from the CERESO. It is unknown if he will make remarks about the riot. Posted by: badanov 2012-02-19 |
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