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Violence leaves 14 dead in Tamaulipas in 48 hours

Newsroom| El Universal
08:31Sunday 11 May 2014

In Tampico unknown persons stopped a tank truck above the Moralillo bridge and set it on fire on Saturday. (Photo: Taken from the Facebook of "Valor por Tamaulipas" )

The Tamaulipas Coordination Group informed that the attacks began on Friday as a result of an internal fight among the members of a criminal group.

In the last 48 hours, clashes in Tamaulipas left 14 dead.

Yesterday, a group of gunmen in Ciudad Madero shot the driver of a truck and the person that traveled next to him. 

On Friday, three men were killed in Tampico by gunmen that shot from a moving car in two separate incidents.

The Tamaulipas Coordination Group informed that the attacks began on Friday as a result of an internal fight among the members of a criminal group that operates in the area. 

On Friday 10 people were killed in Reynosa. 

In Tampico, a blockade on the Tampico-Ciudad Valles highway was reported on Saturday. Also, unknown persons stopped a tank truck above the Moralillo bridge and set it on fire.  

Tampico, where 30 people have been killed this year in clashes among criminal gangs, is one of the three most violent municipalities of Tamaulipas, along with Reynosa and Ciudad Victoria.

On Sunday, around 2,000 citizens marched in Tampico to demand authorities to restore peace in the state. 



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