Mexico unrest: Drug traffickers kill 28 people

Mexico unrest: Drug traffickers kill 28 people
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Summary 28 more people have lost their lives in the recent spate of violence in Mexico.

As many as 28 people have been reportedly killed in Mexico in the past 24 hours, including seven whose bodies were found in a vehicle in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco.Outside Acapulco, nine people were killed in the western state of Michoacan, eight in northern Nuevo Leon and four others in northern Coahuila in gangland-style killings amid a wave of drug-related violence across Mexico.Police found an abandoned vehicle containing seven bodies and an apparent message from drug traffickers in Acapulco on Monday, hours after the same car was involved in a chase with police after its driver ignored a command to stop, said an official from the Guerrero state prosecutors office.The killings occurred as thousands of tourists were visiting the legendary beach resort during Easter holidays. The victims have yet to be identified.

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