13 dead as police clash with gang suspects in western Mexico

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — A gun battle left four police officers and nine suspected gang members dead in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, authorities said Thursday. The clash happened on Wednesday night at a house in El Salto on the outskirts of the city of Guadalajara and, according to witnesses, lasted for more than an hour. Following the shootout, the bodies of nine people, including a woman, were found inside the building, state prosecutors said. […]