Mexico: at least four police officers killed in a town in Oaxaca

Four police officers died on an armed attack in a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (South), authorities reported.

One of the victims was Víctor Morales Chief of the Municipal Police of Tuxtepec where the attack occurred, according to the report of the Secretariat of Security of Oaxaca.

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The events occurred shortly after dawn when the uniformed men were in a civil vehicle that was the target of numerous shots.

Another police officer and two civilians were injured.

A special research team was sent to Tuxtepec – about 150,000 inhabitants – to identify the aggressors, the Secretary of State Security said at a press conference, Iván García.

Given the growing acts of violence linked to organized crime, members of the Navy have been deployed by the federal government in different areas of Oaxaca.

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But the mayor of Tuxtepec requested the retirement of the military due to the lack of resources of the municipality to solve its support, Garcia explained.

Since December 2006, when a controversial anti -drug military operation was launched, Mexico It accumulates more than 450,000 violent deaths and tens of thousands of disappearances, according to official figures.