In Mexico, armed persons went on a shooting spree, killing at least 22 people, 12 policemen among them, authorities said.
They said the tackers targeted a security patrol in Guerrero state’s municipality of Coyuca de Benitez, leaving 11 members of the police dead due to reasons yet to ve investigated.
Another attack, in the neighboring western state of Michoacan, left five people dead and two more injured.
A group of gunmen attacked a brother of the mayor of the town of Tacambaro, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
A restaurant worker and a member of the police force were among those killed, while the mayor’s brother was wounded, it said.
In a video posted on social media, gunmen were seen opening fire before fleeing in several vehicles.
A third attack, a gunfight between alleged drug dealers in the central Mexican state of Puebla, left at least six dead and two wounded, the regional government reported.
Drug barrons and mafia actively operate in the country often targeting law enforcement agencies.
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