AP / M.HERALD (file foto)
A routine municipal police patrol near El Higo in Veracruz state ran into at least 20 gunmen and a battle ensued...that left 6 officers, including one woman, dead.
The police were equipped with only two assault rifles, two pistols and a shotgun.
The attackers also took the dead officers' weapons.
The federal government subsequently announced that the army will establish a new base near El Higo.
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Two U.S. citizens were murdered while waiting to enter the U.S. at a Tijuana-area border crossing.
Officials report that Kevin Romero and Sergio Salcido were on their way to work around 3 a.m., waiting in line when they were murdered.
9-mm shell casings were found at the scene, ammunition favored by narco gunmen.
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