Deaths in Mexico's Veracruz shootings

  • 12 years ago
At least 16 people have been killed in two separate attacks by gunmen in the state of Veracruz.

The violence comes just a day after the entire municipal police force in the city of Veracruz was fired, in an extraordinary step by Federal authorities to curb corruption and drug violence.

Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin has more from Mexico City.