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23 die in attempted Mexican prison break

MEXICO CITY — A riot and foiled prison break late Tuesday in the drug gang-infested state of Durango left at least 23 people dead, including 14 inmates and nine guards, after prisoners attacked their captors with rocks and then firearms.

By Richard Fausset and Cecilia Sanchez

December 19, 2012

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