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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A shootout between Mexican soldiers and an armed gang on Tuesday morning in the city of Culiacan, capital of the western state of Sinaloa, left one soldier and five criminals dead, according to the state government.
Sinaloa's prosecutor-general issued a statement, saying that the fight happened at around 3:40 a.m. local time, when the gang attacked an army patrol in the city's eastern area.
The marines returned fire and killed five gang members, but one of their own soldier was killed, the statement revealed.
Forensic investigators attending the scene found that the dead gang members were armed with AK-47 and AR-15 assault rifles, wearing bulletproof vests and carried spare ammunition clips.
This clash makes the third in 10 days in Culiacan involving armed gangs, with a total of 12 dead, according to the official report.
