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At least 14 dead in Mexico gunfight
MEXICO CITY, Dec 1, 2019 (BSS/XINHUA) – Four police officers and 10
suspected gunmen of the Cartel of the Northeast were killed in an hour-long
gunbattle in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila, authorities said Saturday.
Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis, governor of Coahuila state, said six more
policemen were injured in the battle and several municipal workers were
missing.
The governor said the armed group descended on the small town of Villa
Union, which has a population of 3,000 and is about an hour’s drive southwest
of the U.S. city of Eagle Pass.
According to photos published on the governor’s Twitter account, the
facade of Villa Union’s municipal office building was riddled with bullet
holes.
The governor said security forces will remain in the town for the
following days to restore calm.
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