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There is confusion regarding a reported new Confrontation in Guachochi, read the following published in Proceso and translated by JLopez:
State Authorities' denial
The Attorney General of the State through the Attorney South Zone categorically denies there was a violent confrontation in the community of Santa Anita in Guachochi, Chihuahua .
They say the only registered confrontation transpired in Tonachi, last Friday. in which 11 were killed.
Information from State, is in conflict with that of municipal authorities and residents via facebook.
There is confusion regarding a reported new Confrontation in Guachochi, read the following published in Proceso and translated by JLopez:
A new confrontation in the Santa Anita ejido, municipality of Guachochi, left 10 persons dead.
The confrontation took place Sunday afternoon, but the information has just been confirmed by municipal authorities.
In one of the confrontations that took place near Santa Anita, eight people were executed, four of them incinerated.
Nearby, in another community, two other bodies were found. Three other persons were seriously injured and were transferred to hospitals in the area.
Residents of Guachochi indicated that four incinerated pickups were also found, which has not been confirmed by official agencies.
"We are terrified, we don't know what's happening", said a person who lives in the area.
Just last Friday, in another confrontation, eleven men were killed that have not yet been identified, but several of them are tied to the Sinaloa Cartel, specifically with the Salgueiro brothers and cousins.
State Authorities' denial
The Attorney General of the State through the Attorney South Zone categorically denies there was a violent confrontation in the community of Santa Anita in Guachochi, Chihuahua .
They say the only registered confrontation transpired in Tonachi, last Friday. in which 11 were killed.
Information from State, is in conflict with that of municipal authorities and residents via facebook.