Spotlight on Mexico state after violent eruption

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CIUDAD MIER, Mexico (AP) — Once again, the bodies are piling up.

At least 14 people died Tuesday in several firefights between federal forces and gunmen in the city of Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas. The dead included 10 alleged gunmen, two federal police officers and two bystanders, Tamaulipas state authorities said.

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