Article 4SP87 Mexican gunfight between army and civilians leaves 15 dead

Mexican gunfight between army and civilians leaves 15 dead

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Reuters in Mexico City
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  • One soldier and 14 civilians killed in state of Guerrero
  • Second mass killing in Mexico in two days

A gunfight between security forces and armed civilians in Mexico's south-western state of Guerrero has left 15 people dead, in the second mass killing to shake the country in as many days.

The Guerrero state public security spokesman, Roberto ilvarez, said 14 civilians and one soldier died in the shootout in the municipality of Tepochica, near Iguala, a city notorious for the 2014 disappearances of 43 student teachers.

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