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16 People Killed in Prison Riot in Zacatecas, Mexico

HeadlineJan 02, 2020

In Mexico, at least 16 prisoners were killed when a riot erupted in a prison in the central state of Zacatecas. Mexico’s prisons are notoriously overcrowded. Tuesday’s violence follows another deadly prison riot in October in which six prisoners were killed in the central state of Morelos.

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