At least 28 inmates killed in Mexico’s Acapulco prison riot

Al Jazeera English 2017-07-08

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Distraught families in the Mexican city of Acapulco have been waiting to identify the bodies of their relatives.

At least 28 people were killed in a prison riot. Former inmates say the jail was a time-bomb.

Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports.

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