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A total of six armed suspects have been killed and several others were wounded in several firefights in and around Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, say Mexican press accounts.
Five armed suspects died in a firefight with a mobile patrol of the Mexican Naval Infantry on the Saltillo, Coahuila-Monterrey road Thursday.
The battle took place at the road junction to Garcia, Nuevo Leon which is a small town 15 kilometers due west of Monterrey and about 10 kilometers north of Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon.
Reports are an unknown number of civilians were wounded in the exchange as well.
One unidentified Mexican Marine was reported killed.
In Monterrey Thursday evening, a large number of road blocks were put up by criminal groups following the firefight in El Carmen. Blocks were reported in 19 different intersections centering around the Villa Las Fuentes district, and avenidas Venustiano Carranza and Constitucion, as well as several other intersections in the city.
Roadblocks are a common tactic of criminal gangs associated with Los Zetas drug gang in Monterrey, and are usually a response to reverses in battle in Mexican security operations and to block intervention in transport of contraband moving through the affected area.
In Monterrey Thursday three car thieves were arrested following a pursuit and shootout with the Mexican Army Wednesday on the Monclova road in the El Carmen municipality. Reports indicate about 11 stolen vehicles were seized in the aftermath.
No one was reported hurt in the shootout.
Secretaria de la Defence Nacional (SEDENA) admitted Wednesday that a shooting in Monterrey which killed two members of a family and wounded five others was done in error. An unidentified army captain and three other soldiers were convicted in the shooting.
The shooting took place last September 5th in the Monterrey-Nuevo Leon road where an army patrol claimed a sedan had run a Mexican Army checkpoint and was fired on by soldiers.
Reports say SEDENA has already paid out compensation to the victims of the shooting about MP 335,660. (USD $27,053.65)