2009 Ciudad Juárez prison riot

Deadly riot in Chihuahua, Mexico 2009 03 04 7 a.m. MST (2 p.m. UTC) Cerezo state prison, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 31.6449 -106.4620 type:event_region:MX it Gang rivalry 20 dead, 15 injured A prison riot occurred at the CERESO state prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on March 4, 2009. During the riots, at least 20 people were killed and 15 were injured.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7924815.stm Mexican prison riot 'kills 20' 2009-03-05 BBC 2009-03-06http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/04/mexico.prison.riot/ 20 dead in Mexico prison riot, official says 2009-03-04 CNN 2009-03-06 Although a police spokesman stated that no police or jail guards were killed during the riots, the Red Cross said that two policemen had been killed.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6201623/Mexican-prison-uprising-costs-20-lives Mexican prison uprising costs 20 lives 2009-03-04 Radio Netherlands 2009-03-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090310050812/http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6201623/Mexican-prison-uprising-costs-20-lives March 10, 2009 The riot was a fight among several rival gangs, the "Barrio Azteca", "Los Mexicles" and "Artistas Asesinos" (AA).http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/05/content_10944865.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121023202141/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/05/content_10944865.htm dead October 23, 2012 20 die in prison clash in northern Mexico 2009-03-05 Xinhua 2009-03-06http://rtv.rtrlondon.co.uk/2009-03-05/f60c491.html 4020-MEXICO-PRISON RIOT UPDATE 2009-03-05 RTV London 2009-03-06 October 2010 H3llBot Events The riots began at roughly 7 AM local time (2 PM UTC), and lasted for about two hours. 14 members of the Aztecas "subjugated" a prison guard with knives and stole the guard's keys.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/05/ciudad-juarez-mexico-prison-riot-deaths At least 20 dead in Mexican prison riot Tuckman Jo 2009-03-05 The Guardian 2009-03-06 The gang then opened several cells, releasing 170 prisoners. The prisoners forced their way into an area where members of the Mexicles and AA were meeting with family and friends during conjugal visits, and attacked them.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZUp0QJAlIQYgYBZaBQf-bP6Un2QD96NECMO0 20 inmates die in Mexican prison fight Montemayor Marina 2009-03-04 AP 2009-03-06June 2024 medicmedic During the riots, prisoners set blocks of prison cells on fire, stabbed each other with knives, or were beaten. Other prisoners used rifles and iron pins as weapons. In addition, some prisoners were thrown from the second story of buildings. Two of the 20 prisoners died at a local hospital, while the remainder died in the prison.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/20-killed-in-Mexico-prison-violence/articleshow/4229542.cms 20 killed in Mexico prison violence 2009-03-05 Times of India 2009-03-06March 2023 At least 50 members of the Mexican Army and 200 police were deployed to end the riots. An airplane and two helicopters were also used to quell the violence. Earlier in the day, 1,500 troops began entering the city in an effort to reduce drug-and-gang-related violence, which, over the last year, took the lives of 2,000 people in Ciudad Juárez.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7922982.stm Mexico troops enter drug war city 2009-03-04 BBC 2009-03-06 References Category:2009 in Mexico Category:2009 riots Category:Prison riots in Mexico Category:21st century in Chihuahua (state) Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war Category:History of Ciudad Juárez Category:March 2009 crimes in North America