Hitmen kill 10 Mexican police

O.K , Ten cops were killed , that's a shame .
But 17 INMATES at a prison were killed in a GUN Battle ! How the hell did the inmates get guns ?


Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug cartel hitmen killed 10 police officers and 17 inmates died in a prison gun battle on Monday in Mexico's escalating war over the narcotics trade, security officials said.

Gunmen used a heavy truck to block a highway in the Western state of Michoacan and opened fire on a federal police convoy.

"The information we have is that there are 10 dead and several wounded," Michoacan state Public Security Minister Minerva Bautista told a local radio station.

The federal government confirmed the police deaths and said an unknown number of the assailants were killed.

Michoacan, the home state of President Felipe Calderon, has emerged as a key battleground as the cult-like La Familia cartel fights other gangs and security forces for control of the mountainous state.