Gunmen kill 15 Mexican officers in 2 attacks
MEXICO CITY Gunmen killed 15 federal police officers Monday in separate attacks in two drug-plagued states, marking one of the bloodiest days for security forces since the government stepped up its fight with drug cartels.
Twelve officers died in an ambush near a high school in the western state of Michoacan, while assailants killed three more officers in a northern border state.
The latest in a series of mass slayings came as President Felipe Calderon defended his crackdown on traffickers in an essay on his office's website. He vowed he won't back down despite criticism that violence has only surged since he deployed thousands of troops and federal police in late 2006 seeking to crush the cartels.
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Better think again and yes it's comming your way.
jj
MEXICO CITY Gunmen killed 15 federal police officers Monday in separate attacks in two drug-plagued states, marking one of the bloodiest days for security forces since the government stepped up its fight with drug cartels.
Twelve officers died in an ambush near a high school in the western state of Michoacan, while assailants killed three more officers in a northern border state.
The latest in a series of mass slayings came as President Felipe Calderon defended his crackdown on traffickers in an essay on his office's website. He vowed he won't back down despite criticism that violence has only surged since he deployed thousands of troops and federal police in late 2006 seeking to crush the cartels.
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Better think again and yes it's comming your way.
jj