11 dead in three Mexican clashes

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico: At least 11 people, including a soldier, were killed in three clashes between armed groups and authorities in northeastern Mexico, a state attorney said Sunday.

The deaths “were the result of several shootouts” on Friday in three municipalities, the Tamaulipas attorney general said in a statement.

The first, in Gustavo Diaz Ordaz left two armed civilians dead.

Four hours later in the border city of Matamoros, six armed civilians were killed. — AFP