17 Killed in Mexican Prison Escape

Bloody prisoner escape - 17 killed in prison in Mexico

17 people were killed when guards tried to prevent a mass exodus from a prison in Durango, Mexico

11 of those killed were inducted, while the other six were guards, said prison authorities in the city of Gomez Palacio in Durango state. Those inducted were trying to climb over a wall at the back of the prison guards when headscarves in the air to stop them.

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Then insert the black shooting at the guard tower and the guards, and there was a sharp exchange shots. Soldiers from a base close to besiege the prison soon after the escape attempt, and helped to stop the escape attempt, said prison management, and add that they now have full control of the situation.

It is not unusual mass exodus from Mexican jail. In September this year managed 120 deposit to escape from a prison in the city of Piedras Negras, near the border with Texas, USA. Eagle Pass is the nearest town on the Texas side of the border.

Powerful drug cartels

Over the last two years, a total of 521 inducted fled in 14 different escapes. In the same period there have been 352 murders in Mexican prison, according to figures from an international human rights organization. A total of 419 prisons in Mexico.

Mexican authorities believe it is the powerful drug  map that organizes escapes of    prisons in the country. The state of Durango is the drug  map for Sinaloa and Zetas who fight for power.