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19 inmates dead, 20 injured in Mexico prison fight

19 inmates dead, 20 injured in Mexico prison fight
Written by ebrahimi
Saturday, 15 August 2009


Durango state officials said that a fight among inmates Friday at a prison in northern Mexico killed 19 inmates and left more than 20 injured. The battle apparently involved inmates jailed on drug or organized crime charges.

According to AP, Durango state Public Safety Department spokeswoman Barbara Ramirez said only inmates - not prison guards - were killed and injured in the afternoon clash at the prison in the city of Gomez Palacio, about 135 miles south of the Texas border.

State Public Safety Secretary Jorge Torres Castillo said in an interview with the Televisa television network that the fighting was "a dispute for dominance" among inmates at the prison.

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