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At least 15 people were killed when gunmen in vehicles opened fire in several districts of the city of Reynosa, close to the US border.
State police, the army and the National Guard were all mobilized following the killings
Gunmen in sports utility vehicles shot some 14 people in different parts of the Mexican border city of Reynosa, according to reports on Sunday.
Another person was reported to have been killed in an attack on police near a border bridge.
Criminal activity in the city — which lies across the border from McAllen, Texas — has long been dominated by the Gulf Cartel, but splits are thought to have developed in the gang.
Local media reports on Sunday put the death toll as high as 18.
The attacks began early Saturday afternoon in several neighborhoods in the eastern part of Reynosa, according to the Tamaulipas state agency that coordinates security forces.