Mexico: the killing of 12 police officers were investigating the murder

 

Gunmen kill 12 in western Mexico, a police officer were investigating the killing of ten persons.The officers were attacked on Sunday while they were searching for bodies after the severed heads were found near the town of Tello Le Pen in the province of Guerrero.The severed heads were found next to the threatening letters addressed to the ring (not Familia) for drugs.Correspondents say the "no Familia" and "Knights Tempelar" Asaptan rivals locked in fierce fighting for control of the drug trade in the region.He did not say a lot of information about the ambush that led to the deaths of police officers late on Sunday.In addition to the 12 dead, having nine policemen were treated in hospital after the injury.It is noteworthy that about 4000 police officers and Mexican army engaged in anti-drug operations in the region.But drug trafficking is still rampant in the region and cause the loss of many lives, where it was about 50 thousand people were killed on the background of the trade since 2006.The disclosure comes the death of those officers with the approaching visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the country, where he is expected to comment on the violence associated with drug trafficking.Will Grant says the BBC's in Mexico that citizens are hoping to get a respite from violence during the visit of the Pope, but it may not last for long.

Source: BBC Arabic