12 Killed In Mexico

At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman.

At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said.

An armed attack left at least 11 police officers dead on Monday in a region of southern Mexico plagued by violence related to drug trafficking, authorities said.

At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when a bus overturned on Tuesday on a highway in northeastern Mexico, the authorities said.

A brutal fight between rival factions killed 52 inmates and injured 12 at a prison in northern Mexico on Thursday, the state governor said.

A truck plowed into a crowd of pilgrims in central Mexico yesterday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20 others, civil protection and Red Cross officials said.

Gunmen fired at a Mexican military helicopter in western Jalisco state on Friday, killing three soldiers and wounding 12 troops and police as the aircraft made an emergency landing, the defense ministry said.

At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman.

At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said.

An armed attack left at least 11 police officers dead on Monday in a region of southern Mexico plagued by violence related to drug trafficking, authorities said.

At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when a bus overturned on Tuesday on a highway in northeastern Mexico, the authorities said.

A brutal fight between rival factions killed 52 inmates and injured 12 at a prison in northern Mexico on Thursday, the state governor said.

A truck plowed into a crowd of pilgrims in central Mexico yesterday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20 others, civil protection and Red Cross officials said.

Gunmen fired at a Mexican military helicopter in western Jalisco state on Friday, killing three soldiers and wounding 12 troops and police as the aircraft made an emergency landing, the defense ministry said.