MONTERREY, Mexico - Nine people were killed in two separate incidents in the metropolitan area of \u200b\u200bMonterrey, one of the most prosperous cities in Mexico, wrapped in a spiral of violence in the struggle for drug cartels , local officials said. Five gunmen were killed in the morning, four of them burned, when the pickup truck fleeing the military hit a wall and exploded, while the fifth occupant was ejected from the vehicle and was shot by soldiers, told AFP a spokesman the prosecution of Nuevo Leon, whose capital is Monterrey.
persecution occurred in the town of Juarez, in the metropolitan area, where the crew of a convoy of six trucks opened fire on a military patrol guarding the area.
Four other men were also killed in the morning in front of a cafe in Monterrey, where a command collected the bodies shortly after they were shot.
"Two men came to coffee and rush at people who were there, killing four people, three customers and safety officer, told AFP a spokesman for the State Agency of Investigations. Five
patrol arrived at the scene of the attack, after two trucks with armed men arrived to collect the bodies.
Monterrey, the industrial heart of northern Mexico, this year has been the scene of grenade attacks on police posts, bystanders killed in shootings and 'narcobloqueos', the name given to the interruption of transit cars and trucks through avenues.
In 2010, the number of murders increased by 300% and totaled 828, of whom over 500 were attributed to drug trafficking.
The city, the third most populous in Mexico, is one of the seats contested by the Gulf cartel and its former Allies Los Zetas, an organization founded by former military officers, a struggle that has sown terror in several parts of north and northeast.
More than 37,000 people have died in Mexico between December 2006 and December 2010, when President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels with 50,000 military
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