Gunbattle kills 11 in western Mexican town

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Source: yahoo/AP

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, Associated Press Alexandra Olson, Associated Press – 2 hrs 25 mins ago

MEXICO CITY – A gunbattle between rival gangs killed 11 people during a Virgin of Guadalupe celebration in a western Mexican town, authorities said Saturday.

Armed men arrived in three cars and opened fire on another group of gunmen in the main plaza of Tecalitlan just as a crowd was gathering Friday night, the Jalisco state attorney general's office said in a statement. One of the gunmen hurled a grenade.

Eight men were killed at the scene and two others died at a hospital, the office said.

Another man, the brother of one of those killed in the plaza, was found shot to death next to a car on the highway just outside the small town, the statement said.


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[flamingdem]

1. This is news? nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Yes, certain dates like the holy day of the virgin of Guadalupe

La Guadalupana (no it is not in the secular calendar) have been traditionally respected.

This is an escalation.

[Lefta Dissenter]

2. horrifying (n/t)

[bemildred]

3. Mad Max. nt

[bluedigger]

4. These people are totally amoral.

The Cosa Nostra would never have tolerated such behavior.