Drug War Boils Over Again in Michoacan as Gangs Stage Attacks on Federal Police
Rachel Levin - Al Jazeera
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July 25, 2013
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Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Guerrero, Mexico. (AlJazeeraEnglish)

At least 22 people were killed in clashes between heavily armed gang members and federal police in six towns in Mexico's western Michoacán state, the interior ministry announced.

The shootouts occurred after gang members blocked highways with buses and other vehicles in Michoacán, one of Mexico's most violent states.

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