Deaths in Mexico's Veracruz shootings

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.

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[th3sp0rk]

Legalize drugs.

[FoxGunner45]

Human rights violations? Ha! Drug Cartels don't even know what human rights violations is and could care less about humanity so long as people don't get in the way of their control over Mexico.

[ComputerJA]

Al Jazeera got it half right. The turf war in Veracruz has mostly been between Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, although in late 2011 the Gulf Cartel asked for the Sinaloa Cartel and its enforcer groups to aid them.

[CenturionTolteca]

@th3sp0rk legalize hard chemical synthetic drugs in U.K and israel

[Chapulinazuladomx]

It seems like the United States is creating Violence and terrorism in Mexico because they want to push for Illegal hard drugs " legalization.

Is this true?

The media says that Mexicans are fighting against Mexicans to control the routes or corridors to smuggle cocaine from southamerica to the United States.That's bullshit! Mexicans are not fighting against Mexicans, is the USA hiring mercenaries, terrorists, and paramilitary commandos to terrorize Mexico!

[MrOnlyOmar]

@MrRetroactivity i will pray for her. I know you and i arent friends and live worlds apart. But if you want to talk i will lissin and help you as good as i can. Dont hold it in talk with ppl it helps. And because we dont know each other it may be easier to talk to me insteed. But its up to you i belive in God and try to help ppl as good as i can. God bless you

[Atqkrio]

As long as this american's keep using and abusing drug's mexico is gonna get much worse

[Urhoboman5]

1. Legalize drugs!!!

2. Strongly support gun safety, gun ownership and gun rights!!!

3. Watch mexico turn into a paradise overnight. (sigh) SMH!!!

[MrRetroactivity]

My friend died in this shooting, she went to my school...

[yourtreat2]

Show some sign of intelligent life. Legalize drugs in South and Central America.

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The the dumb-ass Americans deal with their own political problems INSIDE THE US.

[gregwi562]

@FoxGunner45 Thank you for pointing that out. Too many are so misguided by their anti-establishment views that they miss the point that criminal gangs are not at all phased by or interested in the term "human rights", especially when they are butchering and massacring people for no good reason other than instilling fear in the population.

[donniebrasco24]

@gainer2420 we are the reason you fool! they are supplying our drug habits, think about that next time you are tweaking!!!