9 policemen killed in ambush in western Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico—Unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of five police vehicles in the western Mexico state of Jalisco on Thursday, killing nine officers and leaving one missing.
The 20 officers in the convoy were outnumbered by the attackers, who were riding in about ten sport utility vehicles, the Jalisco state public safety department said in a statement.
The ten officers who survived the attack fought an hours-long battle with the gunmen, and several were wounded.
The attackers used grenades and assault rifles before fleeing into neighboring Michoacan state.
Michoacan is home to the violent La Familia cartel, which has been known to launch fierce attacks on police convoys.
Jalisco authorities complained that Michoacan officials had not joined in the search for the attackers.
And in Zapopan, a suburb of the Jalisco state capital of Guadalajara, two 2-year-old boys and three other people were wounded by grenade fragments during an attack on a private home.
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