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Nine men killed in Mexican drug war hotspot

By REUTERS

AUGUST 17, 2013 21:12

MEXICO CITY- The bodies of nine men were found on Saturday in one of the most troubled areas of Mexico's western Michoacan state, where the Knights Templar drug cartel is fighting civilian-led vigilante groups, some with ties to other cartels.

Michoacan, where former President Felipe Calderon in 2007 launched his army-led campaign against the cartels, has again become a hotspot of drug-related violence.

The bodies were found by members of the army in an area close to the border with Jalisco state, a spokesman for Michoacan's attorney general's office said.

The bodies of the men, who had been tied up and shot, were found early Saturday and have not yet been identified, the spokesman said.

The Knights Templar is a cult-like gang involved in drug trafficking as well as extorting and terrorizing communities in Michoacan.

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