One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.
Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police with guns and knives MEXICO CITY -- Seven inmates were killed in a ...
The jailbreak happened in Maputo Central Prison, located nine miles southwest of Mozambique's capital Maputo. Rafael said the riot began around midday on Wednesday after agitation by a group of ...
The conflict began when authorities tried to transfer two inmates to a federal prison; firearms, drugs and a grenade were ...
A violent prison riot in Mozambique on Thursday has resulted in the deaths of at least 33 inmates and the escape of at least 1,500 from a high-security facility in the capital, Maputo. The incident ...
Riot linked to disputed election results Justice Minister claims riot started inside prison, unrelated to outside protests Over 1,500 escaped, 150 recaptured; rise in crime expected, police ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Security forces were guarding a prison in southern Mexico on Friday where seven inmates were killed in a ...