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At least 19 dead in clashes between drug gangs in Mexico: Official

At least 19 people were killed, including four Guatemalans, in clashes between two drug gangs in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, authorities said on Monday.

Sixteen men were shot dead in a truck and three others were found dead outside the vehicle, the Security Ministry said in a statement, after initially reporting a death toll of 20.

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At least 19 people were killed, including four Guatemalans, in clashes between two drug gangs in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, authorities said on Monday.

Sixteen men were shot dead in a truck and three others were found dead outside the vehicle, the Security Ministry said in a statement, after initially reporting a death toll of 20.

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