Seven people, including two state investigators, have been killed in a shootout in Mexico, a report says, following a deadly prison break that unfolded near the U.S.-Mexico border.
At least seven people have reportedly been killed in aas authorities are trying to track down dozens of escaped inmates following a violent and deadly uprising at a prison near the Texas border.
Mexican officials say 17 have been confirmed dead so far in the prison break Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, including 10 guards.
Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said the prison was attacked by gunmen who arrived early Sunday in armored vehicles and fired on the entrance and inside dormitories. Suspected members of the Mexicles gang were taking advantage of busier-than-normal visiting hours as locals were going to the prison to wish loved ones a happy new year, according to the BBC, which added that inmates inside set mattresses on fire to raise the level of confusion and chaos.
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