Gunmen have attacked a Mexican prison in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving at least 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape.
\nAccording to international media reports, the Chihuahua state prosecutor\u2019s office said in a statement on Sunday that the attackers arrived at the prison in several armoured vehicles at 7am local time (14:00 GMT) and opened fire on guards. In the chaos that ensued, 10 prison guards and four inmates were killed.
\nAt least 13 people were wounded, the state prosecutor said.
\nInside, some rioting inmates set fire to various objects and clashed with prison guards, local media reported.
\nThe state prosecutor\u2019s office said Mexican soldiers and state police regained control of the prison later on Sunday.
\nAt least four people were detained, the office said, without specifying if they were inmates or armed assailants.
\nDetails were not available about how the 24 escaped inmates were able to flee, and it was not immediately clear who carried out the attack.
\nThe state prosecutor\u2019s office said its personnel have launched an investigation.
\nViolence is frequent in Mexican prisons, including a few where authorities only maintain nominal control. Clashes regularly erupt among inmates of rival gangs, which in places like Ciudad Juarez serve as proxies for drug cartels.
\nThe city sits across the United States border town of El Paso, Texas.
\nIn August, a riot inside the same state prison spread to the streets of Ciudad Juarez in violence that left 11 people dead.
\nIn that case, two inmates were killed inside the prison and alleged gang members started shooting up the town, including killing four radio station employees who were doing a promotion at a restaurant.
\nShortly before Sunday\u2019s attack on the Ciudad Juarez prison, municipal police were attacked and managed to capture four men after a pursuit, according to the state prosecutor\u2019s office statement.
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