Over 20 killed in Venezuela prison fight
August 21st, 2012 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 21 (IANS) More than 20 people have been killed in a prison riot between two inmate gangs near the Venezuelan capital, media reported.The violence erupted Sunday night at ... Read more...
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Guard killed in US prison riot
May 22nd, 2012 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) A prison guard was killed in the southern US state of Mississippi when a riot broke out in the facility.The fighting erupted Sunday at a correctional ... Read more...
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Three killed in latest prison riot in northern Mexico
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Three inmates were killed on Tuesday when a riot broke out at a prison near the metropolitan area of Monterrey in northern Mexico, an official said on ... Read more...
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At least 3 killed in southern Thailand prison riot
September 5th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
PATTANI, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed on Monday morning when a prison riot broke out in the southern region of Thailand, officials were quoted as saying by ... Read more...
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Jose Agostinho Pereira the Brazilian Joseph Fritzl killed in a prison riot
February 10th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sao Paulo, Feb 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 55-year-old Brazilian who was convicted of fathering seven children with his daughter has been killed in a prison riot.José Agostinho Pereira who was popularly known ... Read more...
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Violent prison riot in northern Mexico kills 11
January 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- At least eleven inmates were killed on Tuesday when a violent fight broke out at a rehabilitation center in the northern region of Mexico, officials said on ... Read more...
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Three killed in Venezuela prison riot
September 28th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 28 (IANS/EFE) At least three prisoners died and four people were injured in a riot at a jail in Venezuela, authorities said.
The incident took place Monday at the Tocoron prison ... Read more...
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40 policemen hurt in Mexico prison riot
July 26th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 26 (IANS/EFE) At least 40 police officers and an unspecified number of inmates were injured in a riot at a prison in Mexico. Authorities have regained control of the ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Venezuelan prison riot
May 5th, 2010 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, May 5 (IANS/EFE) Eight inmates died and three were injured in a riot at a prison in Venezuela, officials have said.
The fight broke out Tuesday at the Santa Ana prison in ... Read more...
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Nineteen killed in Mexico prison riot
August 16th, 2009 - 4:45 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 16 (DPA) At least 19 prisoners were killed and another 20 wounded during a four-hour prison riot in the northern Mexican state of Durango, officials said Saturday.
The fighting started ... Read more...
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Nineteen inmates killed in Mexico prison riot
March 5th, 2009 - 4:12 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 5 (DPA) Nineteen inmates died and three were injured Wednesday in a prison riot in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the police said.
The trouble first started with ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Guatemalan prison riot
November 23rd, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala, Nov 23 (IANS) At least seven inmates of a jail in eastern Guatemala were killed, five of them decapitated and burned, and 10 critically injured when rival groups clashed in one ... Read more...
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Mexico prison riot kills 19 inmates
September 18th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tijuana (Mexico), Sep 18 (IANS) At least 19 inmates have been found dead following a riot in Mexico's La Mesa state prison, Spain's EFE news agency reported Thursday.The state prosecutor's office said ... Read more...
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