A day after police in the entire city of Veracruz was fired, an armed gang of three buses stopped and opened fire on passengers frantically, before five of them are destroyed.
According to government spokesman said on state television, a crazy gang shot and killed four people in the small town of El Higo, then continued to fire on three buses on the highway lies the port of Tampico nearly 100 km to the southwest. According to initial reports, at least seven people were killed in shootings on the bus, but a local mayor said 20 people may have died in the recent massacre.
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Gun battle took place in Veracruz, a day after the government decided to dismiss all of the police. (Artwork).
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Even when the attack occurred, Marine forces on duty over Mexico City were present at the scene and the gun battle with armed elements and destroy the five names. Currently, the engine still shooting has not been determined, but it raises concerns about instability to the people of Veracruz.
The incident took place just a day after the government decided to disband the police force in the city of Veracruz, instead of armed forces took over security to eradicate corruption in law enforcement the local law. Accordingly, 1,000 police officers were fired, but they can still back position if the inspections pass more stringent testing.
Veracruz is one of the city is strategically located in Mexico, with the important port. However, this is the area of drug gangs are most active, with the bloody payment. Only from late September to early October, nearly 100 bodies were found in this city, which the authorities fear an outbreak of violence among drug cartels come. Security forces were sent as reinforcements, but the situation is a positive sign.
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