Mexican Troops Sent to Border City After Deadly Cartel Clash

Security forces stand outside a convenience store that was burned by unknown attackers, in a simultaneous attack of fires in different parts of the city, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Aug. 11, 2022. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

MEXICO CITY—Hundreds of Mexican soldiers were sent to the border city of Juarez Friday after a prison face-off between members of two rival cartels caused a riot and shootouts that killed 11 people, most of them civilians, authorities said.

Los Chapos, members of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel formerly led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and local group Los Mexicles clashed in a prison Thursday afternoon, Deputy Security Minister Ricardo Mejia said.