MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said.

Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting ... six other inmates were injured in the riot in the city of Villahermosa, the capital of the Gulf coast ...

At least 20 escaped inmates are now on the loose after a riot in one of Mexico's most ... afternoon. The prison riot took place in Ciudad Juárez, a northern border city plagued by cartel violence.