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Significant events in Mexico

Significant events in Mexico.

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Significant events in Mexico

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  1. Significant events in Mexico Six hundred and sixty members of the Mexican Navy supported by three helicopters and 17 armored vehicles participated in an operation which resulted in the death of Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén, alias "Tony Tormenta", the alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel. During the gunfight, four of Guillén’s bodyguards and three marines were killed while four other marines were wounded. The conflict unleashed a fierce gun battle which lasted for more than two hours, until the capo "Tony Tormenta", a native of Matamoros and at the age 48, finally fell. Friday's daylong gunfights throughout Matamoros between cartel hit men and Mexican soldiers and marines plunged the city into chaos and panic, as armed men plowed through streets on the backs of pickups. Residents rushed in traffic to get home; many remained trapped in their offices and shops. Cell phone and landline services went down, further stoking fears as bursts of high-caliber weaponry could be heard for hours. International bridges into Texas were temporarily closed for a few hours.

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