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A '''riot''' occurred at the Cereso [[prison]] in [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]] on March 4, 2009. During the [[prison riot]]s, at least 20 people were killed and 15 were injured.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7924815.stm|title=Mexican prison riot 'kills 20' |date=2009-03-05|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/04/mexico.prison.riot/|title=20 dead in Mexico prison riot, official says |date=2009-03-04|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> |
A '''riot''' occurred at the Cereso [[prison]] in [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]] on March 4, 2009. During the [[prison riot]]s, at least 20 people were killed and 15 were injured.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7924815.stm|title=Mexican prison riot 'kills 20' |date=2009-03-05|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/04/mexico.prison.riot/|title=20 dead in Mexico prison riot, official says |date=2009-03-04|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> Although a police spokesman stated that no police or jail guards were killed during the riots,<ref name="CNN"/> the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] said that two policeman had been killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6201623/Mexican-prison-uprising-costs-20-lives|title=Mexican prison uprising costs 20 lives |date=2009-03-04|publisher=Radio Netherlands|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> The riot was a fight between two rival gangs, the "Los Mexicles" and "Artistas and Asesinios (AA)."<ref name="Xin">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/05/content_10944865.htm|title=20 die in prison clash in northern Mexico |date=2009-03-05|publisher=[[Xinhua]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> |
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The riots began at roughly 7 a.m. [[Mountain Time Zone|local time]] (2 p.m. [[UTC]]), and lasted for about two hours.<ref name="CNN"/> During the riots, prisoners lit blocks [[prison cell]]s on fire, stabbed each other with knives, or were beaten.<ref name="BBC"/> Other prisoners used [[rifle]]s and [[iron pin]]s as weapons.<ref name="Xin"/> In addition, some prisoners were thrown from the second story of buildings.<ref name="Xin"/> Two of the 20 prisoners died at a local hospital, while the remainder died in the prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/20-killed-in-Mexico-prison-violence/articleshow/4229542.cms|title=20 killed in Mexico prison violence|date=2009-03-05|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> |
The riots began at roughly 7 a.m. [[Mountain Time Zone|local time]] (2 p.m. [[UTC]]), and lasted for about two hours.<ref name="CNN"/> During the riots, prisoners lit blocks [[prison cell]]s on fire, stabbed each other with knives, or were beaten.<ref name="BBC"/> Other prisoners used [[rifle]]s and [[iron pin]]s as weapons.<ref name="Xin"/> In addition, some prisoners were thrown from the second story of buildings.<ref name="Xin"/> Two of the 20 prisoners died at a local hospital, while the remainder died in the prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/20-killed-in-Mexico-prison-violence/articleshow/4229542.cms|title=20 killed in Mexico prison violence|date=2009-03-05|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:10, 6 March 2009
A riot occurred at the Cereso prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico on March 4, 2009. During the prison riots, at least 20 people were killed and 15 were injured.[1][2] Although a police spokesman stated that no police or jail guards were killed during the riots,[2] the Red Cross said that two policeman had been killed.[3] The riot was a fight between two rival gangs, the "Los Mexicles" and "Artistas and Asesinios (AA)."[4]
The riots began at roughly 7 a.m. local time (2 p.m. UTC), and lasted for about two hours.[2] During the riots, prisoners lit blocks prison cells on fire, stabbed each other with knives, or were beaten.[1] Other prisoners used rifles and iron pins as weapons.[4] In addition, some prisoners were thrown from the second story of buildings.[4] Two of the 20 prisoners died at a local hospital, while the remainder died in the prison.[5]
Earlier in the day, 1,500 Mexican troops began entering the city in an effort to reduce drug- and gang-related violence, which has resulted in the death of 2,000 people in Ciudad Juárez in 2008.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Mexican prison riot 'kills 20'". BBC. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ a b c "20 dead in Mexico prison riot, official says". CNN. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Mexican prison uprising costs 20 lives". Radio Netherlands. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ a b c "20 die in prison clash in northern Mexico". Xinhua. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "20 killed in Mexico prison violence". Times of India. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Mexico troops enter drug war city". BBC. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-06.