At least 17 prisoners escape from prison in northern Mexico

At least 17 prisoners escaped from a prison in Reynosa city of Tamaulipas state in Mexico, bordering the United States, Tamaulipas Public Security Bureau said on Wednesday.

The bureau said in a statement that the prisoners escaped through a tunnel on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. (1500 GMT) when the guards were changed.

The director of the prison and eight guards have been detained, the bureau said.

The tunnel begins at the laundry section of the prison and leads to the outside of the prison.

The security of the prison has been with reinforced with federal police officers and soldiers, the statement added.

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