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Mexico: Security officials killed in an attack while patrolling
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19 March 2021
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MEXICO CITY, 19 March, 2021 (TON): On Thursday, a short distance outside the capital gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican policemen, said the local authorities.
The incident is one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years.
Security Minister for the State of Mexico, Rodrigo Martinez-Celis, said, ”The convoy of security personnel was attacked in broad daylight by suspected gang members in the Llano Grande area in the municipality of Coatepec Harinas as it patrolled the area.”
The authorities confirmed that eight of the slain officers to be state police, while five other were police assigned to the state prosecutor's office.
"This attack is an affront to the Mexican state. We will respond with all force and support of the law," the minister said.
It remained unclear how many criminals wounded or killed in the incident, however, Mexico's National Guard militarized police and the armed forces are searching by land and air for the perpetrators.
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