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MEXICO CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said connected Sunday astatine slightest 14 radical died successful an equipped onslaught astatine a situation successful the bluish borderline metropolis Juarez and 2 much died during a aboriginal equipped aggression elsewhere successful the city.
The Chihuahua authorities authoritative said successful a connection that among those who died successful the situation onslaught were 10 information unit and 4 inmates, portion different 13 were wounded and astatine slightest 24 escaped.
It was not instantly wide who carried retired the attack.
The authoritative said archetypal investigations recovered the attackers arrived astatine astir 7 a.m. section clip astatine the situation successful armored vehicles and opened fire.
[1/5] Members of the Mexican Army get astatine Cereso fig 3 authorities situation aft chartless assailants entered the situation and freed respective inmates, resulting successful injuries and deaths, according to section media, successful Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 1, 2023. REUTERS /Jose Luis Gonzalez
Minutes earlier, authorities had reported a adjacent onslaught against municipal police. After a chase, 4 men were captured and a motortruck seized.
In a antithetic portion of the city, 2 much drivers died aboriginal successful the time pursuing what authorities called an equipped aggression.
The authorities authoritative did not specify whether the 3 incidents were related.
In August, hundreds of Mexican soldiers were sent to Juarez aft a situation face-off betwixt members of 2 rival cartels caused a riot and shootouts that killed 11 people, astir of them civilians.
Reporting by Tomas Bravo and Adriana Barrera; Editing by Richard Chang
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