7 dead, 11 injured in prison riot in eastern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least seven inmates were killed and 11 others injured after a riot broke out at a prison on Saturday afternoon in the city of Tuxpan in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the state's Secretariat of Public Security said Sunday.

National Guard troops, along with personnel from the National Defense and the state's Secretariat of Public Security, regained control of the Social Reintegration Center on Sunday morning following the riot, the secretariat said in a social media post.

"As a result of the riot, the unfortunate deaths of seven inmates have been reported, as well as 11 injured people, who are receiving medical attention at different hospitals," it said on X.

The secretariat said that several fires caused by the riot at the prison had been fully extinguished and a number of inmates were transferred to a prison in the town of Panuco.

The Veracruz state government reiterated its commitment to good governance and improving safety conditions at prisons in coordination with other government agencies. ■