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9 Policemen Killed in Ambush in Western Mexico

 
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10/29/2010 03:53 AM
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9 Policemen Killed in Ambush in Western Mexico
[link to www.foxnews.com]
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of five police vehicles in the western Mexico state of Jalisco on Thursday, killing nine officers and leaving one missing.

The 20 officers in the convoy were outnumbered by the attackers, who were riding in about ten sport utility vehicles, the Jalisco state public safety department said in a statement.

The ten officers who survived the attack fought an hours-long battle with the gunmen, and several were wounded.

The attackers used grenades and assault rifles before fleeing into neighboring Michoacan state.

Michoacan is home to the violent La Familia cartel, which has been known to launch fierce attacks on police convoys.

Witnesses said men in a pickup fled after two explosions were heard. The attack appeared directed at a house located about a block from the local church.

Mexico's drug gangs frequently use grenades in such attacks, and several high-level drug traffickers have been known to reside in the upscale suburb of Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city.

Also Thursday, the United States delivered three mobile X-ray inspection vehicles to Mexico as part of the Merida Initiative anti-drug aid plan.

Mexico's tax agency said the vehicles will be used to inspect freight and merchandise shipments to detect irregularities.

The United States will deliver 10 more of the vehicles, worth $1 million apiece, over the next two months as part of the multiyear, $1.4 billion Merida Initiative that the U.S. Congress approved to aid Mexico and other countries fight the drug war.
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10/29/2010 10:54 PM
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Re: 9 Policemen Killed in Ambush in Western Mexico
The missing one will turn up soon...at least his head will. So sad.





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