Police Chief Killed in Guerrero Ambush
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From Times Wire Reports
Assailants ambushed and shot dead the police chief of a town in the Pacific state of Guerrero, which has been hit by a wave of drug-related bloodshed, Mexican officials said.
Fidel Arellano, chief of police in Altamirano, was gunned down as he drove in his car, said Rodolfo Flores, a spokesman for Guerrero state police.
More than a dozen high-profile gun slayings have taken place in Guerrero this year, as well as several grenade attacks on police stations.
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