Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

acapulco police attacks

Gunmen launch simultaneous attacks on police in Acapulco

Armed men launched near-simultaneous assaults on police in the Pacific resort of Acapulco, leaving one attacker dead and an officer wounded and terrifying residents in what has become one of the world's deadliest cities.

The attacks Sunday night targeted local federal police headquarters in a beachside tourist quarter and a hotel across town where many of its agents are lodged.

The city's coastal boulevard was temporarily closed due to the firefight, and restaurants, bars and stores sealed their doors with customers inside to avoid getting caught up in the violence.

Two security officials said an attacker was . . .

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