{"id":57578,"date":"2025-08-03T18:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=57578"},"modified":"2025-08-03T18:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:45:45","slug":"7-inmates-killed-11-injured-in-prison-riot-in-eastern-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/7-inmates-killed-11-injured-in-prison-riot-in-eastern-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"7 inmates killed, 11 injured in prison riot in eastern Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Seven inmates were killed and at least 11 others injured during a riot at a prison in eastern Mexico, according to officials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The violence began Saturday afternoon at the Social Reintegration Center (CERESO) in Tuxpan, and was brought under control by Sunday morning following a coordinated security operation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SPVeracruz\/posts\/pfbid02Ry5TwPuZuB6qaBvfUW276NwkGtstw3JAjBxdX7FJUe6NwGTsF3VK3SovVZXviFp7l?__cft__[0]=AZW9Cj5h23ZIiinAB9LwG1AVdk7R3J43G5Yt-pbDnwVBESLI7OSoYehYWK-OVXB_oQjcxjab4PCS22bdPGj_XNBpSuFQbdthIWoXsLALlDx2bftOHGDN-bW51EiyO13tAMV4q7TbWdXTrYutTpyaAYBC6RJtc5qYsBvSxB-Yk5SEH72AvfkNLvRlDuGKauSEO20&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">according<\/a> to law enforcement officials in the state of Veracruz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state\u2019s Public Security Secretariat said the riot began when a group of inmates started fires and carried out a series of disturbances that endangered the broader prison population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities deployed police units and coordinated with the Mexican Navy, Army, National Guard, and the State Human Rights Commission to contain the unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an official update released Sunday morning, full control of the facility was restored following a joint operation around 9 a.m. The fires inside the prison were extinguished, and order was reestablished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The riot resulted in the deaths of seven inmates, while 11 others were injured and taken to local hospitals for treatment. Their conditions have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials confirmed that three inmates identified as key instigators of the violence were transferred to another facility. No further incidents were reported following their relocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Mexico continues to grapple with widespread gang- and cartel-related violence, the state of Veracruz has recently experienced a surge in extortion and overall crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the most significant recent incidents in Veracruz was the killing of two taxi drivers, including 62-year-old Irma Hern\u00e1ndez, a retired teacher who had turned to taxi driving. She was reportedly kidnapped and later appeared in a video, allegedly released by a regional cartel, serving as a warning to other drivers to comply with extortion demands. Her body was found days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate incident in Tuxpan this week, the same city where Saturday\u2019s prison riot occurred, a taxi driver was shot and wounded in an initial attack. After being taken to a local hospital, a gunman posing as a relative reportedly entered the facility and attempted to kill him. The driver\u2019s father tried to intervene and was fatally shot. The taxi driver survived the second attempt on his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven inmates were killed and at least 11 others injured during a riot at a prison in eastern Mexico, according to officials. 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