At Least 13 Police Officers Killed In Ambush In Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2023) At least 13 police officers were killed late Monday in an ambush in southern Mexico's Guerrero state.

The municipal police chief was killed along with his guards during the attack.

According to the State Prosecutor's Office, at least five officers were subdued and tied up by the gunmen and then executed.

The Secretary of Public Security of Coyuca de Benítez, Alfredo Alonso Lopez, was found among the dead as well as the Director of Public Security, Honorio Salinas.

Initial reports said the armed group ambushed the officers while they were monitoring the area.

The massacre was carried out between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo, which are major tourist hotspots in Guerrero.

It happened a month after the killing of other security officials in the state.