The inmates used knives and other sharp objects, as well as rocks and pieces of concrete slabs, in the fight, Mexican authorities said
MEXICO CITY – At
least 11 inmates died and 65 were injured early Saturday in a fight at a prison
in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, authorities said.The melee broke out at around 4:15 a.m. and involved two rival gangs inside the La Pila prison, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
The inmates used knives and other sharp objects, as well as rocks and pieces of concrete slabs, in the fight.
State authorities told reporters that the disturbance should not be characterized as a riot but rather a fight among inmates, adding that nine of the victims died inside the prison and the other two perished while receiving medical care.
The battle erupted after the inmates broke the padlocks on their cells, the state’s social rehabilitation director, Concepcion Tovar, said, adding that the two rival gangs had previously traded accusations about robberies and other perceived wrongs.
The prison guards were unable to control the melee and required the assistance of the police and the military, who managed to restore order about three hours after the fight began.
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