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Gunmen kill six policemen in Mexico: Officials

Gunmen on Wednesday killed six police officers in a northern Mexican state where rival cartels are fighting over drug trafficking routes, authorities said.

Five of the officers were shot dead while training at a sports center, the Zacatecas state government said.

The victims were targeted at a sports center where they were training Six police officers were shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday in Mexico. The attack took place against a background of drug trafficking in a state in the north of the country. Five of the officers were first killed while training at a sports center in Calera de Victor Rosales, the Zacatecas state government said.  Two other police officers who arrived on the scene were in turn targeted and one of the

During a Zacatecas visit, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico emphasized once again that security is a prerequisite for Mexico's prosperity.