Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border

At least the Police had the Upper hand in this one .

I wonder if it has anything to do with the firing of 3200 police personnel the other day ?


El Paso Times
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug cartel members in northeastern Mexico left 25 purported gunmen dead Thursday, the military said.

A reconnaissance flight over Ciudad Mier spotted several gunmen in front of a property, according to a statement from Mexico's Defense Department. Mier is across the Rio Grande from Roma, Texas, in the border state of Tamaulipas state, just south of Falcon Dam.

When troops on the ground moved in, gunmen opened fire, starting a gunbattle that killed 25 suspected cartel members, according to the military. The statement said two soldiers were injured but none were killed.