18 killed in clash between Mexican army, gunmen

Eighteen people, including two soldiers, were killed Saturday in a gunbattle between the Mexican army and organized-crime suspects in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco, the Mexican Ministry of Defense said Sunday. The incident began about 7 p.m., when the soldiers went to a location called Avenida Rancho Grande in Acapulco “to exploit information obtained through an anonymous tip,” the ministry said in a statement

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