Mexican authorities say two suspected thieves died after a mob beat them and four others in central Mexico.

Prosecutors in Puebla state said Tuesday that the four survivors are being treated at hospitals.

The six men were accused by residents of robbery and dismantling stolen vehicles.

Monday's mob violence in the town of Tlatlauquitepec was the second such incident in Puebla in three days. On Saturday, four people who allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle in the town of Tlacotepec were caught and killed by residents.

Such killings occur occasionally in Mexico, especially in rural areas where residents have little faith in the criminal justice system and take matters into their own hands. </s> MEXICO CITY (AP) - Prosecutors in the central Mexico state of Puebla say they are investigating the alleged vigilante killings of four people.

In a statement Sunday, the office says that on Saturday several people allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle in the town of Tlacotepec, but were thwarted by residents.

Authorities say a mob captured six people suspected of being involved and beat them. One was killed at the scene and three died later at a hospital. Two more were injured.

Such killings occur occasionally in Mexico, especially in rural areas where residents have little faith in the criminal justice system and take matters into their own hands. </s> ACAPULCO, Mexico - Mexican officials say 28 inmates have been killed and three wounded when rival gangs fought inside a state prison in the Pacific resort of Acapulco before dawn Thursday. Officials initially gave a death count of five, but later raised the toll from the riot after more bodies were found scattered throughout the prison.

Start the conversation, or Read more at The Washington Post. </s> Mexico City, July 7 At least 28 prisoners were killed in a riot between the suspected members of rival gangs in a prison in Mexican state of Guerrero, officials said. Guerrero government on Thursday updated the toll from original five to 28 as police searched the prison.

Start the conversation, or Read more at India.com. </s> MEXICO CITY — Authorities in eastern Mexico say seven police officers have died while trying to quell a prison riot.

The Veracruz state government says the officers entered the La Toma prison in the mountain town of Amatlan de los Reyes to restore order and move some dangerous inmates on Sunday.

It says inmates apparently set fire to some mattresses, and the smoke may have killed the officers. Investigators are trying to confirm the cause of death.

The statement doesn't describe how the riot began. </s> Mexican officials say 28 inmates have been killed and three wounded when rival gangs fought inside a state prison in the Pacific resort of Acapulco before dawn Thursday.

Officials initially gave a death count of five, but later raised the toll from the riot after more bodies were found scattered throughout the prison.

Guerrero state security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia says the fighting broke out around 4 a.m. A statement from Alvarez says security forces regained control and slowly began discovering the bodies.

State police say the prison population is more than 2,000.

Guerrero has been one of Mexico's most violent states and the once-glamorous resort of Acapulco has struggled with a high number of killings. </s> MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City authorities and media report that six people have been killed and three more wounded in a shooting at a street party in a hardscrabble borough.

The city prosecutor's office reports via Twitter that five men and one woman died from gunfire in Los Reyes Culhuacan in the borough of Iztapalapa. Two women and a man were taken to a hospital.

Prosecutors say the shooters fled and authorities are reviewing video from security cameras near the scene.

The Telediario news channel reports that the shooting took place before dawn Sunday. It says young people were drinking at a party in a small plaza outside a church when a fight broke out and then shots were fired. </s> Seven police officers have been killed in riots at a prison in Mexico, according to Mexican officials.

The deaths occurred during an operation to quell an uprising, they said.

It happened in the La Toma prison in Amatlán de los Reyes in the eastern state of Veracruz between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The authorities have not yet released any details about any injured prisoners.

Inmates were reported to have broken free from their cells.

Prosecutors say they will be investigating the incident.

In October, 13 people were killed in a riot at a jail in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. </s> ACAPULCO, Mexico — Fighting erupted between rival gangs inside a state prison before dawn Thursday, and 28 inmates were killed and three wounded, officials in the Pacific resort said.

Authorities had initially reported five deaths, but later raised the toll more bodies were found scattered throughout the prison.

Robert Alvarez Heredia, the Guerrero state security spokesman, said in a statement that the fighting broke out around 4 a.m. He said security forces later regained control and slowly began discovering bodies in a kitchen, a cellblock and other areas.

“The incident began because of the constant dispute between rival groups inside the prison,” Alvarez said.

State police said the prison population is more than 2,000.

A brawl between rival drug gangs at an overcrowded penitentiary in northern Mexico in February resulted in 49 inmates being killed, Mexico’s deadliest prison melee in years. That clash was between inmates aligned with the Zetas and Gulf drug cartels.

In June, Mexico’s governmental rights agency issued a report that said many of the country’s prisons are unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed. The report warned of insufficient staff, unsafe procedures and poor medical care at many facilities.

The National Human Rights Commission said it surveyed conditions at over 190 state, local and federal jails. It found that inmates often controlled some areas of prisons or had contraband inside.

Guerrero has been one of Mexico’s most violent states and the once-glamorous resort of Acapulco has struggled with a high number of killings.
Mexican authorities say two suspected thieves died after a mob beat them and four others in Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, Mexico.