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Thirteen inmates escaped when armed men arrived in 10 vehicles and stormed a prison in the border city of Reynosa, Mexican officials have said.

Three prisoners died during the raid but it was unclear who shot them.

CIUDAD JUAREZ: A clash between armed rival gangs in a Mexican jail left five inmates dead and 14 injured on Tuesday, authorities in northern Chihuahua state said.

Some 300 soldiers and police took several hours to control the unrest in the Aquiles Serdan state prison, said Gustavo Zabre, the state head of public security.