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| Western Mexico’s plague of violence has continued with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the killing of seven people in another. | Western Mexico’s plague of violence has continued with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the killing of seven people in another. |
| The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said the six heads were found on Christmas Day in Jiquilpan, a municipality near the state of Jalisco in a region that has been a battleground between competing drug gangs in recent years. | The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said the six heads were found on Christmas Day in Jiquilpan, a municipality near the state of Jalisco in a region that has been a battleground between competing drug gangs in recent years. |
| In a brief statement, it said the six men had not yet been identified and their bodies had not been found. | In a brief statement, it said the six men had not yet been identified and their bodies had not been found. |
| Meanwhile state security officials in the neighbouring state of Guerrero said gunmen entered a house and shot seven people dead in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez. Five were members of one family and two were a married couple. | Meanwhile state security officials in the neighbouring state of Guerrero said gunmen entered a house and shot seven people dead in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez. Five were members of one family and two were a married couple. |
| State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia said in a statement that two of the seven killed were municipal police officers and one a state police officer. | State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia said in a statement that two of the seven killed were municipal police officers and one a state police officer. |
| The preliminary investigation suggested the gunmen wanted to kill one of the victims in a revenge attack but ended up killing them all. | The preliminary investigation suggested the gunmen wanted to kill one of the victims in a revenge attack but ended up killing them all. |
| Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, is one of the states most plagued by drug gang violence. | Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, is one of the states most plagued by drug gang violence. |