18 gunmen killed during attacks on Mexican army
By ANTONIO VILLEGAS | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-02 06:35
A seized statue of the folk saint Santa Muerte, or Death Saint, is displayed as a police officer and soldier present suspects and seized items to the press in Tijuana on Wednesday. Guillermo Arias / Associated Press |
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico - Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers.
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