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May 26, 2015

Mexico: 43 Killed in Shootout as Families Question Official Account 
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In Mexico, authorities are facing questions about what they claim was a
shootout between accused cartel members and federal forces in the state
of Michoacán. Authorities have said 42 criminal suspects and one
federal police officer were killed in a firefight as the forces sought
to reclaim a ranch occupied by the cartel. But some victims' relatives
question the account, telling the Associated Press their loved ones did
not belong to a gang and had gone to the ranch for work. Relatives said
one body was missing an eye, another had its teeth knocked inward, and a
third was shot in the top of the head.

 

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