Clash leaves 7 dead in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - A heavily armed group of civilians clashed with a unit of the Mexican military on Thursday, leaving seven people…

MEXICO CITY - A heavily armed group of civilians clashed with a unit of the Mexican military on Thursday, leaving seven people dead in the state of Guerrero, the newspaper Reforma reported. The Popular Revolutionary Army is known to operate in the southwestern state, but police said the armed group was made up of drug traffickers.

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