Tula prison break
On 1 December 2021, a gang of armed men broke into a prison in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo state, Mexico.[1][2] IncidentAt around 4am on 1 December 2021, gangsters arrived at the building, they proceeded to car-ram and then blow up a pair of vehicles, catching the prison guards' attention. Gunshots were fired by the criminals.[3][4] Just as local security forces began to react, two more cars exploded, allowing the gang to successfully storm the jail.[1][5] AftermathNine inmates were freed,[6] including José Artemio Maldonado Mejía, more well known as "El Michoacano", a local drug lord and head of a Mexican drug cartel, the Pueblos Unidos.[2] The next day, Mexican police managed to recapture three inmates and 8 criminals involved in the prison raid.[7] Two law enforcement officers, one a policeman and the second a guard, were injured in the attack.[2] The government of Hidalgo has launched an investigation aiming to track the criminals down. The program is still ongoing.[4] Car bombs are a rare occurrence in Mexico; the most notable example of their usage occurring in 2010.[8][6] References
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