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Mexican military on patrol killed 12 gunmen in a skirmish in Tamaulipas, according to the state’s administration, which has been plagued by organised crime-related violence.
The firefight happened as troops were policing the Miguel Aleman municipality near the US border, according to a social media post from Tamaulipas’ police spokeswoman.
Around 2:00 PM (2000 GMT), it stated that employees of the Secretariat of National Defence (Sedena) “were attacked by armed civilians who were hiding in the bush”.
The clash left “12 assailants dead”, and soldiers…
