Inmates escape from Mexican prison near Texas border

Staff Reporter

Published: Thursday, September 20, 2012

Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012 15:09

View the story "Mexican Prisoners Escape Near Texas Border" on StorifyMexican Prisoners Escape Near Texas Border129 inmates escaped from a Mexican prison in Piedras Negras on Monday directly across from the Texas border and only 150 miles from San Antonio.Storified by · Tue, Sep 18 2012 20:01:21The prisoners slipped away from the minimum-security facility individually by crawling through a 23-foot tunnel, cutting a hole a chain link fence, and cutting through an empty lot. The tunnel's entrance was set inside the prison wood shop. YtimgAuthorities in both Mexico and the US are on high alert and are patrolling the area diligently, but US citizens are concerned for their safety, despite the US Border Patrol reporting no instances of escapees attempting to cross.“@cnnbrk: 132 inmates escape from Mexican prison near U.S. border. http://on.cnn.com/UgSYBl”...... the beginning of a scary movie?Moana HomRT @briiizy_: 132 Mexican inmates escape prison near the border...hide yo wife...hide yo kids.Efren Garcia What is even more concerning to people is that this is not the first time there has been a prison break of this magnitude in Mexico. Over 1,000 inmates have been able to escape from Mexican state prisons in the past six years.Another month, another mass prison break in Mexico (UPDATE) http://bit.ly/PQPgAe via @HoustonChronAmor❤A reward has been offered for information about the escapees and there have been blockades set up at the border, but with no sign of the inmates, both Mexico and US authorities can do nothing but wait.O0bc

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