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| Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco | Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco |
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| At least 15 gunmen thought to be linked to drug cartels and two soldiers have been killed in clashes in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, officials say. | At least 15 gunmen thought to be linked to drug cartels and two soldiers have been killed in clashes in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, officials say. |
| Several soldiers and bystanders were wounded in the two-hour battle, in an old area of the Pacific coast city. | Several soldiers and bystanders were wounded in the two-hour battle, in an old area of the Pacific coast city. |
| Tourists were evacuated from several hotels in the neighbourhood. | Tourists were evacuated from several hotels in the neighbourhood. |
| The battle began on Saturday evening, when troops received a tip-off that the gunmen had occupied a house, an officer in charge of the operation told AP. | The battle began on Saturday evening, when troops received a tip-off that the gunmen had occupied a house, an officer in charge of the operation told AP. |
| The gunmen threw grenades at the soldiers and crashed their car when trying to flee, he added. Others arrived as reinforcements but were killed in the fighting. | The gunmen threw grenades at the soldiers and crashed their car when trying to flee, he added. Others arrived as reinforcements but were killed in the fighting. |
| The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City says the fighting will be devastating for Acapulco, whose tourist industry has recently been badly hit by the swine flu outbreak. | |
| 'Rescue' | 'Rescue' |
| The officer said they found four police officers when they entered the house, handcuffed and apparently held hostage. | The officer said they found four police officers when they entered the house, handcuffed and apparently held hostage. |
| Q&A: Mexico's drug-fuelled violence | Q&A: Mexico's drug-fuelled violence |
| "We found them like this, handcuffed, and they say they were kidnapped," he said. | "We found them like this, handcuffed, and they say they were kidnapped," he said. |
| "So, if they were kidnapped, as they say, then we rescued them." | "So, if they were kidnapped, as they say, then we rescued them." |
| Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a military campaign against drug cartels in 2006. | Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a military campaign against drug cartels in 2006. |
| Tens of thousands of troops have since been deployed throughout the country to tackle drugs-related violence, which has claimed the lives of nearly 9,000 people in the last two years. | Tens of thousands of troops have since been deployed throughout the country to tackle drugs-related violence, which has claimed the lives of nearly 9,000 people in the last two years. |
| Acapulco has in the past been the scene of clashes between rival drug gangs but has been relatively free of violence in recent years, correspondents say. | Acapulco has in the past been the scene of clashes between rival drug gangs but has been relatively free of violence in recent years, correspondents say. |