Mexican officials said today that 24 people were killed in the last 33 hours in the industrial capital of Mexico, Monterrey, and that almost all of the victims were linked to the deadly battle for control of the area between rival drug cartels.
Two of the victims were bodyguards of the governor of the state of Nuevo Leon, Rodrigo Medina, and three were guards from Kaderejta prison, the BBC reported.
Five people believed to be members of drug cartels were killed in a clash with the army, and 10 people lost their lives in clashes between rival drug cartels.
The bodies of other victims were left in different parts of the city, and some were hanged from bridges.
The state of Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located, is a stronghold of the Setas, one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels.
The Setas are at war with the Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa and Familia.
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