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UNCOVERED: Mexico rules out designating drug violence as terrorism - The Untold Story

Forensic experts work at the site of a car bomb blast in Mexico's Guanajuato state (Credit: AFP)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday ruled out categorizing drug cartel-related violence as "terrorism," a day after clashes left 19 people dead and a car bomb wounded three police.

Two police officers died in a shootout with alleged criminals Thursday in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, the government said.

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