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'Inmates die' in Mexico jail riot Mexico jail riot 'leaves 15 dead'
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A riot has broken out at a prison in Mexico, leaving a number of inmates dead, officials have said. A riot has broken out at a prison in Mexico, leaving at least 15 inmates dead, officials have said.
Rival jail gangs engaged in gunfire and there was also a fire at the prison in Reynosa, close to the US border. Rival jail gangs engaged in gunfire and there was also a fire at the prison in Reynosa, in Tamaulipas state close to the US border.
One report said at least 17 prisoners had been killed but this has not been independently confirmed. Heavily armed police moved in to quell the riot. Heavily armed police moved in to quell the riot and the fire was put out at the jail, which holds 2,000 inmates.
Mexico has seen a number of prison riots in recent months, including one at Tijuana that left more than 20 dead.Mexico has seen a number of prison riots in recent months, including one at Tijuana that left more than 20 dead.
The local state attorney-general's office, quoted by Reuters news agency, said the riot started in the early hours of Monday. The local state attorney-general's office, quoted by Reuters news agency, said the Reynosa riot started in the early hours of Monday.
"There was a shootout and then a fire. There are charred bodies among the dead," a spokesman said."There was a shootout and then a fire. There are charred bodies among the dead," a spokesman said.
Mexican media said the riot had now ended. It was unclear whether the fire was started deliberately or began by accident.
It was unclear whether the fire, which has now been put out, was started deliberately or began by accident.