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| Mexico gang shoot-out in Nayarit state kills 28 | |
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| A shoot-out between rival Mexican gangs has left at least 28 people dead, officials say. | A shoot-out between rival Mexican gangs has left at least 28 people dead, officials say. |
| Wednesday's gun-fight took place at a crossroads near Ruiz in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit, some 805 km (500 miles) north-west of Mexico City. | Wednesday's gun-fight took place at a crossroads near Ruiz in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit, some 805 km (500 miles) north-west of Mexico City. |
| Police had initially been investigating a reported kidnapping when they were alerted to the shooting nearby. | Police had initially been investigating a reported kidnapping when they were alerted to the shooting nearby. |
| They found 28 men lying dead and four others wounded when they reached the scene littered with bullet shells. | They found 28 men lying dead and four others wounded when they reached the scene littered with bullet shells. |
| Some 10 vehicles had been abandoned at the site. | Some 10 vehicles had been abandoned at the site. |
| More than 34,000 people have died in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on the country's drug cartels in December 2006. | More than 34,000 people have died in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on the country's drug cartels in December 2006. |
| Nayarit state has a strong presence of one of Mexico's most powerful drug gangs, the Sinaloa cartel, which is run by the country's most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. | Nayarit state has a strong presence of one of Mexico's most powerful drug gangs, the Sinaloa cartel, which is run by the country's most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. |