Mexican government rules out designating drug cartels as “Terrorists” - The Yucatan Times
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday ruled out categorizing drug cartel-related violence as "terrorism," a day after clashes left 19 people dead and a car bomb wounded three police. Two police officers died in a shootout with alleged criminals Thursday in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, the government said. Security forces killed 17 members

Two police officers died in a shootout with alleged criminals Thursday in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, the government said.

Security forces killed 17 members of a criminal group that later attacked the military in the same area, Public Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch told a news conference, three more than previously reported.