The battle inside the Cadereyta prison outside the city of Monterrey began overnight, officials said. Anxious family members gathered outside the prison during the day waiting for news of their loved ones. Police were sent in to calm the disturbance but the fight soon escalated to involve around 250 inmates, he said. ReutersIt was not immediately clear how many people were killed in the fight and how many were killed by security forces, he said. At least nine were killed in a prison fight in the state of Tamaulipas on the US border with Texas and at least 28 inmates were killed in July in a battle in a prison in the Pacific resort of Acapulco.

Source: bd News24 October 11, 2017 04:41 UTC