Mexico gunbattle leaves 11 dead in Sinaloa state

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

9 July 2012 Last updated at 23:06 GMT

Mexico gunbattle leaves 11 dead in Sinaloa state

Seven police officers and four alleged gunmen have been killed in a shootout in north-western Mexico.

Officials said the officers were ambushed by a group of gunmen on a road in Sinaloa state.

The officers were returning from Choix, a town which has seen a steep rise in violence, including the murder of the police chief last month.

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The attack came three days after Sinaloa Governor Mario Lopez Valdez announced that federal police forces would take over security duties in Choix.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. The "war on drugs" is really getting the job done, isn't it?

Hard not to notice the relatedness in timing to the news the federal police will be taking over, with the heavy presence of visitors from the North, no doubt, in time.