officials said. The fight at the prison in Matamoros, in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, started on Saturday morning, the (CNN) reported. With the help of police, prison officials restored order, it read.
Mexico City, Oct. 16 (BNA) - Twenty inmates were killed and 12 injured during a fight Saturday at a prison in Efforts were being made to contact the inmates'' families. The fight followed another in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon last week. At least seven inmates were killed and 20 were injured during a riot there last Thursday. Four of the inmates burned to death after inmates set mattresses on fire, while three died of stab wounds, authorities said.
Source: BNA