At least 13 police officers killed in an ambush in Mexico
A police convoy was passing through a small town in western Mexico on Monday morning when bullets began to fly. It was an ambush by one of Mexico’sIn a matter of minutes, 14 police officers were killed and several of their vehicles set on fire. Handwritten messages left at the scene were signed “CJNG” — short for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel — and accused the police of working with rival groups.
Security analysts say the cartel or its local affiliates in the state of Veracruz were probably to blame forthat killed 28 people in August, and an attack on a party in April that killed 14. Falko Ernst, a Mexico researcher with the nonprofit International Crisis Group, said Lopez Obrador’s efforts to address poverty and the root causes of violence are important, but that other initiatives are needed.Advertisement
Oseguera was born seven miles from where Monday’s attack was carried out, but was run out of the region years ago by another armed group, La Familia Michoacana.Economic opportunity abounds for criminals in his home state.
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