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Massive Gun battles in Mexico; 13 Dead, 9 Wounded

Massive Gun battles in Mexico; 13 Dead, 9 Wounded
Written by ebrahimi
Sunday, 27 April 2008


Massive gun battles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of Tijuana city, Mexico early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. Rommel Moreno, the attorney general of Baja California State, where Tijuana is located said: All of the dead were believed to be drug traffickers, possibly rival members of the same cartel who were trying to settle scores.

Moreno told reporters: "Evidently this is a confrontation between gangs."

Agustin Perez Aguilar, a spokesman for the state public safety department said: Eight suspects and one federal police officer were injured in the pre-dawn shootings, none gravely. The suspects are being held on suspicion of weapons possession among other possible charges.

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