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Thug Attack Kills 10 on Mexican Ranch

Posted May 5, 08 5:48 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – Sixty gunmen opened fire on a Mexican ranch yesterday, killing 10 and injuring six more, AFP reports. The shooting came a day after another in the same state killed at least seven. Both attacks were on the head of a local cattlemens' organization; both carried signs of organized crime in a wave of violence linked to drug cartels. The motive for yesterday’s shooting was unclear, the BBC notes.

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