

Mexican soldiers holding position during the gun battle

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Fifteen drug hit men and two soldiers were killed in a shootout in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, says an army source.

Gunmen battled troops from a house, throwing hand grenades at soldiers who had surrounded them and spraying gunfire into military vehicles and nearby homes.

The firefight, near tourist hotels, began late on Saturday and went on until after midnight.

Four policemen were found inside the home but it was unclear whether they had been kidnapped or were there voluntarily. Soldiers also confiscated dozens of rifles and other weapons…

The Beltran Leyva gang, rivals of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, is believed to dominate the drug trade around Acapulco, a popular destination for vacationing U.S. college students.

Sorry, folks. I ain’t coming down anytime soon for a holiday.

Dodging bullets is one of the reasons I left the delights of urban America a long time ago. I don’t care to recall the experience on vacation.