Mexico prison break: Mourning for guards killed in attack

People in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juárez, near the US border, are mourning the deaths of guards killed in Sunday’s prison break.

Nineteen people – both guards and prisoners – died when gunmen attacked the prison. Thirty inmates escaped.

Seven more people were killed in a shoot-out on Monday while investigators were hunting the escapees.

Following the incident, Mexican authorities fired the prison director, Alejandro Alvarado Téllez.

The attack is one of the deadliest seen in recent times.

Members of the security forces stand next to the coffins of the prison guards killed in Sunday's prison break in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS
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Members of the security forces stand next to the coffins of guards killed in the attack
Relatives mourn during the funeral of guards killed in Sunday's prison break in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoIMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES
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A relative holds a picture of one of the guards killed
People embrace as they pay homage to the prison guards killed during a riot at a prison in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS
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People embrace and pay homage to the victims
Security agents stand next to pictures of the prison guards killed in Sunday's prison attack in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoIMAGE SOURCE,AFP
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Security agents stand next to pictures of the killed prison guards
People mourn over the coffin of one of the guards killed in Sunday's prison attack in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoIMAGE SOURCE,AFP
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People grieve for the dead

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