Posted on 01/22/2009 2:30:36 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
MATAMOROS - At least two people are dead and dozens are injured during a riot at a Matamoros prison.
A Mexico City news agency says the riot started this morning at Centro de Readaptacion socieal (Cereso) de Matamoros, located in the community of Santa Adelaida on the out-skirts of Matamoros.
The riot began at 9 a.m. when a fight broke out between a group of inmates armed with guns. An hour later, authorities had not been able to enter the prison. At the time prison director Pedro Benavides said no one had been killed in the shooting.
The Brownsville Herald has learned two inmates are dead and 36 others were hurt. Their injuries are unknown.
Relatives of the inmates have been outside the prison, waiting to learn about the fate of their loved ones.
We will have more details as they develop on www.brownsvilleherald.com.
(El Universal contributed to this report.)
Guns are illegal in Mexico, no?
Yes, to all citizens, except........................
Between or among?
Too bad we haven't gained control of our southern border to stem the flow of guns into Mexico.
I'll go with bullet wounds.
Ping!))
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They issue guns to inmates as they enter Mexican prison. Beats having to feed them!
By the way, a friend of mine was interviewed for a federal job interpreting Spanish. The person with the Colombian accent got the job.
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