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Five armed suspects were killed by detachments of the Mexican Army in two separate gunfights in southern Tamaulipas, according to Mexican press accounts.
- A detachment of the Mexican 4th Military Zone was fired on by armed suspects in the San Fernando municipality Wednesday. Army return fire killed one suspect.
Army personnel seized four vehicles, a rocket launcher, eight rifles, one handgun and three grenades in the aftermath.
San Fernando was the location last August where a group of Los Zetas criminal gang members has massacred 72 migrants who were transiting from South and Central America to the US.
To see Rantburg's report of last August's massacre, click here. - Meanwhile in Villa Gonzälez municipality, elements of the 8th Military Zone were fired on by armed suspects on the Tampico-Ciudad Victoria road.
Army return fire killed four armed suspects.
Following the gunfight soldiers seized eight vehicles, 20 rifles, three handguns, one rocket launcher, ten grenades, and other materiel.
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