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Prison fight in northern Mexico leaves 31 inmates dead
A fight among inmates armed with makeshift knives, clubs and stones has left 31 people dead and 13 injured in a prison in a drug-plagued state in northern Mexico.
January 05, 2012
(WASHINGTON POST) Ciudad Victoria - The fight started when a group of inmates burst into a section of the prison they were banned from and attacked the prisoners housed there, the department said.
Local media said the fight was between members of the rival Gulf and Zetas drug cartels but authorities wouldn't confirm the reports. Tamaulipas state has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the two former allies.
Tamaulipas state officials said many of the dead were killed by makeshift knives. A state official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation said several of the inmates were beaten to death with clubs or stones.
