A group of gunmen ambushed a state police convoy in western Mexico and killed nine officers, state media reported.
Ten officers survived the attack, which occurred in the state of Jalisco on Thursday, state police said, according to the state-run Notimex news agency. One more officer is missing.
The officers were patrolling the southeastern part of the state when gunmen -- armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers -- attacked, the agency said.
After a gunbattle that lasted several hours, the gunmen fled to the neighboring state of Michoacan, Notimex said.
Several deadly attacks have made headlines over the past week in Mexico, where more than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon announced a crackdown on cartels
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