16 die in clashes between Mexico security forces, alleged criminals
Forensic experts work at the site of a bomb car blast in front of the municipal Public Security Secretariat, which left three municipal police officers injured, in the municipality of Acambaro, state of Guanajuato, Mexico, on October 24, 2024. Guanajuato, a thriving industrial center that is also home to popular tourist destinations such as the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende, is currently considered Mexico’s most violent state, according to official homicide statistics. (Photo by Mario ARMAS / AFP)
Multiple clashes on Thursday between Mexican security forces and alleged criminals left at least 16 people dead in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, the military said.
A first skirmish occurred in the town of Tecpan de Galeana, near the Pacific coast, where two were killed and four more injured.
Later, security forces clashed with a criminal group that had attacked a military base in the same area, killing 14 gunmen, according to a statement by the SEDENA national defense secretariat.
