July 27, 2011 2:21 PM

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17 killed in Mexico prison riot

In Mexico, 17 people were killed and two others wounded during a prison riot in Ciudad Juarez. Police said gunshots could be heard coming from inside the Cereso prison. Media reports said that some of the prisoners may have been dressed as prison guards.Meanwhile, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez, Hector Murguia, says thousands of federal officers sent in to help patrol the violent city will be withdrawn starting in September. The federal officers have been in charge of security since early 2010. Ciudad Juarez, considered Mexico's most violent city, has been caught in a turf war between rival drug cartels.

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