A number of petrol stations were also torched, including two in the state capital Morelia. Photograph: Reuters
Mexico Drug Cartel In Conflict With Self-Defence Groups In Michoacán State -- The Guardian
Escalating dispute involving Knights Templar cartel triggers shootout in major city and attacks on region's power stations
The escalating conflict between self-defence groups from the western Mexican state of Michoacán and the Knights Templar drug cartel triggered a shootout in the centre of a major city and attacks on power stations leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity over the weekend.
The clashes were sparked on Saturday when self-defence groups formed in several outlying towns in the Tierra Caliente, or Hot Lands, region marched on Apatzingán, the biggest city in the area and a key bastion of the cartel.
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My Comment: After years of bloodshed, murder, and mayhem .... the local citizenry are clearly fed up.
Update: Mexican vigilantes take on drug cartels - and worry authorities -- The Guardian
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