Gunmen attack prison in northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, according to Chihuahua state prosecutors' office
Gunmen have attacked a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office said.
An unknown number of gunmen aboard armored vehicles took part in the attack on Sunday, and the dead included 10 prison guards and security agents, it said in a statement. The attack occurred around 7:00 am and sparked fighting between inmates within the sprawling state prison, prosecutors said. Moments before the attack, armed men fired on municipal police along a nearby boulevard, setting off a car chase that ended with the seizure of a vehicle and four men, it added.READ MORE:
🚨 Ya van 14 muertos en el Centro Estatal de Reinserción en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, y más de 20 fugados.
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