11 dead in clash between criminal gang and villagers in central Mexico
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A criminal gang, suspected to be the Familia Michoacana, is believed to have clashed with local residents in a small farming village south of the capital, Mexico City.
Police in the State of Mexico, which abuts Mexico City, said the clash occurred in the hamlet of Texcaltitlan, aommunity is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of the capital.
State police said eight of the dead were members of the criminal gang, while three were village residents. Police did not identify the gang, but the violent Familia Michoacana drug cartel has been dominant in that area for a decade.
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