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| Mexican jail riot leaves 19 dead | Mexican jail riot leaves 19 dead |
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| At least 19 people have been killed in a riot at a prison in Mexico - the second outbreak of violence at the jail in less than a week, officials say. | |
| Another 12 people were injured when violence broke out at the La Mesa prison in Tijuana, near the US border. | Another 12 people were injured when violence broke out at the La Mesa prison in Tijuana, near the US border. |
| Family members were quoted as saying inmates were protesting at their treatment since a riot on Sunday which led to at least three inmates' deaths. | |
| About 200 inmates were being moved to other jails following Wednesday's riot. | |
| "Up to the last count, there are 19 dead and 12 wounded," Daniel de la Rosa, Baja California's state police chief, told a news conference on Thursday. | |
| Family members have been gathering outside the prison since Sunday's riot, in which at least three inmates died and parts of the jail were destroyed. | |
| They were quoted as saying inmates rioted because they had not been given food or water since Sunday, and were being lied to over the events of the first riot. | |
| Some reports suggested Sunday's violence was sparked by the death of an inmate during a search for drugs and weapons. |