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| Mexico bodies were federal agents | Mexico bodies were federal agents |
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| Twelve people tortured, murdered and dumped alongside a mountain road in Mexico's Michoacan state were federal agents, officials say. | Twelve people tortured, murdered and dumped alongside a mountain road in Mexico's Michoacan state were federal agents, officials say. |
| The bodies of the 11 men and one woman were found tied and blindfolded near the town of La Huacana on Monday. | The bodies of the 11 men and one woman were found tied and blindfolded near the town of La Huacana on Monday. |
| Mexico's national security spokesman, Monte Alejandro Rubido, said they had been ambushed by a drugs cartel. | Mexico's national security spokesman, Monte Alejandro Rubido, said they had been ambushed by a drugs cartel. |
| President Felipe Calderon has vowed to continue his war against drugs cartels, and not be intimidated by violence. | President Felipe Calderon has vowed to continue his war against drugs cartels, and not be intimidated by violence. |
| The police show the captured Arnoldo Rueda Medina to the press | |
| He said a wave of attacks on police was a desperate reaction from the gangs to the capture of some of their top leaders. | He said a wave of attacks on police was a desperate reaction from the gangs to the capture of some of their top leaders. |
| Michoacan has been hit by a wave of drug-related killings after a government crackdown on the cartels. | Michoacan has been hit by a wave of drug-related killings after a government crackdown on the cartels. |
| The killing of the federal agents is believed to have been a revenge attack for the arrest last Friday of the suspected drug boss Arnoldo Rueda Medina - described as a senior member of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. | The killing of the federal agents is believed to have been a revenge attack for the arrest last Friday of the suspected drug boss Arnoldo Rueda Medina - described as a senior member of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. |
| In addition, six police officers and two soldiers were killed in Michoacan and two other states, when gunmen attacked police stations and a hotel where federal agents were staying. | In addition, six police officers and two soldiers were killed in Michoacan and two other states, when gunmen attacked police stations and a hotel where federal agents were staying. |
| Michoacan, President Calderon's home state, has become one of the key battlegrounds in his war on drugs. | Michoacan, President Calderon's home state, has become one of the key battlegrounds in his war on drugs. |
| Mr Calderon has sent more than 45,000 troops across Mexico to fight rival drug gangs. | Mr Calderon has sent more than 45,000 troops across Mexico to fight rival drug gangs. |
| More than 11,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since he took office in December 2006. | More than 11,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since he took office in December 2006. |