Prison riot in Mexico’s Sinaloa state kills 10 and leaves 16 injured
- MEXICO CITY — A deadly riot broke out during family visiting hours Thursday at a prison in the state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico, state authorities said.
- The violence occurred Thursday morning at the El Castillo Penitentiary in the port city of Mazatlan.
- Sinaloa’s Public Security Secretariat said on X that nine inmates and one family member were killed in the incident, while 16 prisoners were taken for medical treatment after being injured.
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- MEXICO CITY — A deadly riot broke out during family visiting hours Thursday at a prison in the state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico, state authorities said.
- The violence occurred Thursday morning at the El Castillo Penitentiary in the port city of Mazatlan.
- Sinaloa’s Public Security Secretariat said on X that nine inmates and one family member were killed in the incident, while 16 prisoners were taken for medical treatment after being injured.
Sources: NBC News