17 killed in northern Mexico prison fight

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say 17 inmates have been killed in a prison fight in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.



Chihuahua state prosecutors spokesman Carlos Gonzalez says a deadly clash between two rival gangs erupted Monday night at the state prison in Ciudad Juarez.



He says the inmates had firearms and that police are investigating who smuggled the weapons into the prison.



Gonzalez says that soldiers and federal and state police officers took control of the prison early Tuesday.



City government spokesman Manuel del Castillo says a woman who was being tried for homicide and kidnapping is among the victims.