Guadalajara, Mexico: Unidentified gunmen have ambushed a convoy of five police vehicles in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, killing nine officers and leaving one missing.
The Jalisco state public safety department said the 20 officers in the convoy were outnumbered by the attackers, who were riding in about 10 sport utility vehicles.
The 10 officers who survived the attack fought an hours-long battle with the gunmen Thursday, and several were wounded.
The attackers used grenades and assault rifles before fleeing into neighboring Michoacan state.
Michoacan is home to the violent La Familia cartel.
In Zapopan, a suburb of the Jalisco state capital of Guadalajara, two 2-year-old boys and three other people were wounded by grenade fragment.
The Jalisco state public safety department said the 20 officers in the convoy were outnumbered by the attackers, who were riding in about 10 sport utility vehicles.
The 10 officers who survived the attack fought an hours-long battle with the gunmen Thursday, and several were wounded.
The attackers used grenades and assault rifles before fleeing into neighboring Michoacan state.
Michoacan is home to the violent La Familia cartel.
In Zapopan, a suburb of the Jalisco state capital of Guadalajara, two 2-year-old boys and three other people were wounded by grenade fragment.
