Explosion heard and fire breaks out in prison riot that leaves 52 dead

Fifty-two inmates have been killed and 12 injured in a brutal fight between two rival factions at a prison in northern Mexico.

Explosion heard and fire breaks out in prison riot that leaves 52 dead

Fifty-two inmates have been killed and 12 injured in a brutal fight between two rival factions at a prison in northern Mexico.

The fight involved a faction led by a member of the infamous Zetas drug cartel, said Nuevo Leon state governor Jaime Rodriguez.

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