Veracruz (Mexico), Dec 5 (IANS/EFE) Five alleged kidnappers died in a shootout with police in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz.
Police rescued two kidnap victims, authorities said Thursday.
The shootout began when the kidnappers opened fire on police with the elite Public Safety Secretariat at a house in Poza Rica, the state government said in a communique.
During the shootout, five of the alleged kidnappers were killed and the two victims were rescued by police.
The police seized assorted rifles, which are reserved for use by the army, an undetermined amount of ammunition and communications equipment, according to the statement.
--IANS/EFE
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