Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an ambush in the state of Michoacan in western Mexico, authorities said, condemning the latest violence in the restive region, a hotspot for criminal groups and vigilantes. The government "condemns the attack that killed 14 police officers in Aguililla, Michoacan
Mexico City - Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an ambush in the state of Michoacan in western Mexico, authorities said, condemning the latest violence in the restive region, a hotspot for criminal groups and vigilantes.
The government"condemns the attack that killed 14 police officers in Aguililla, Michoacan. We are in contact with the state government and will put all our resources at their disposal... to find those responsible and bring them to justice," the federal security ministry wrote on Twitter.Authorities set up police checkpoints on state roads after the attack.Michoacan has been racked for years by violence by drug cartels, other criminal gangs and armed"self-defense" groups.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been struggling to rein in violent crime since he took office last December.
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