Football match in a Mexican prison claimed many victims

2020-01-03 11:06

At least 16 prisoners died after a conflict in a Mexican prison.

It is reported that a football match provoked unprecedented scale riots, during which knives and even firearms were used.

Unrest in the Cieneguillas city prison lasted for several hours until reinforced officials managed to quell it.

Mexicans began to wonder how such a quantity of weapons could enter behind bars.