Mexico Police Attack: 12 Cops Among 16 Dead in Two Attacks in Guerrero and Michoacan, Video and Photos Surface

At least 16 people, including 12 police officers, were killed in two armed attacks on Monday, October 23, in regions of Mexico plagued by violence related to drug trafficking. The first attack occurred in the southern state of Guerrero, where unidentified attackers targeted a security patrol in Coyuca de Benitez. The second attack, in the neighboring western state of Michoacan, left five civilians dead and two more injured, authorities said. Mexico Road Accident: 18 People Killed As Bus Carrying Migrants Overturns in Southern Mexico (See Pic).

Mexico Police Attack

At Least 13 Local Police Officers in Guerrero, Mexico Killed in Criminal Attack - State Govt Source.

— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) October 23, 2023

Mexico Police Attack Video

Un ataque contra elementos de la policía municipal de Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, en el poblado de El Papayo, en la carretera federal Acapulco-Zihuatanejo, dejó un saldo de 13 efectivos muertos, entre ellos una mujer policía, y dos heridos. pic.twitter.com/qHMYBKWWKy

— Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) October 23, 2023

12 Cops Among 16 Dead

Two attacks on Monday left at least 16 people dead, including a dozen police officers, in regions of Mexico plagued by violence related to drug trafficking, authorities sayhttps://t.co/eakH3VQtPJ pic.twitter.com/VAsT3PoaUn

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 24, 2023

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