Mexico: Relatives of prisoners attempt to enter prison

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A prison riot in southern Mexico’s Tabasco state left seven inmates dead as family members tried to break in to check on their relatives.

Four police officers and six other inmates were injured in the incident in Villahermosa on Thursday.

The BBC’s Latin America correspondent Will Grant investigates what happened when Mexico’s president announced an investigation into the riots.

The video was produced by Ottilie Mitchell, Ian Casey and Suneil Asar.

 
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