Seven inmates killed, 11 injured in Mexican prison riot
The Department of Public Security of Veracruz said in a statement that control over the Tuxpan Social Reintegration Center, located in southern Mexico, was restored at around 9 a.m. local time Sunday following a coordinated law enforcement operation.
Officials said the riot erupted on Saturday. Several fires that were lit within the facility have since been extinguished, they said.
The department did not specify whether the injured were inmates, stating that they were "receiving medical attention at various hospitals."
Three inmates were relocated to another prison due to the riot, they said.
The cause of the riot was not clear.
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