Three soldiers were killed and three remain missing after gunmen, believed to be members of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, fired at a military helicopter forcing the rotorcraft to make an emergency landing. Twelve people were wounded in the incident that took place in near the town of Autlan in the state of Jalisco.
So today in Mexico: a candidate assassinated, a military helicopter shoot down and cartels terrorized and blocked Jalisco. Bloody day:(
— Gil (@amadorlicea) 2 мая 2015
In total, seven people were killed and 19 injured in Jalisco on Friday in violence which has escalated after the army launched an operation against the Jalisco New Generation gang.
����In #Mexico the cartels setting fire in many cities #Guadalajara #Jalisco pic.twitter.com/XCusRn2CW4
— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) 1 мая 2015
Banks, gasoline stations and cars were set on fire in twenty-five cities across the state, including Mexico's second largest city of Guadalajara, amid clashes between gang members and the security forces.
Please keep everyone in Jalisco and everyone affected in your prayers and thoughts please #PrayForJalisco pic.twitter.com/f1EdQFal72
— america (@gorgniall) 2 мая 2015
The situation in the state is calm at the moment, according to local authorities.
