16 Inmates at Large After Tunneling Out of Mexican Prison

Sixteen inmates are still at large after breaking out of a prison in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, CNN reports. The inmates dug a 5-yard-deep, 40-yard-long tunnel to escape from the Ciudad Victoria prison, the AP reports; 29 inmates in total escaped Thursday, but 13 have since been recaptured. The tunnel was hidden in an illegal hut in an area of the prison essentially controlled by inmates; following the escape, security officials destroyed other such illegal shelters at the prison, leading to riots in which three inmates were stabbed to death Friday night. (More Mexico stories.)