Bodies decapitated in attack: cops

A Mexican forensic worker turns over the body of a man next to a charred vehicle in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico Sep 26, 2011. Acapulco has seen a surge of crime incidents as rival drug gangs battle for control.

A Mexican forensic worker turns over the body of a man next to a charred vehicle in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico Sep 26, 2011. Acapulco has seen a surge of crime incidents as rival drug gangs battle for control.

Published Sep 27, 2011

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Acapulco, Mexico - Seven people were killed in two attacks in this increasingly violent beach resort on Monday, including five who were bound, shot and incinerated in a vehicle, police said.

Guerrero state police said two of the five had been decapitated, and that it was unclear whether the others were shot dead or burned alive. In a separate incident, two people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a car.

The Pacific coast resort was once a popular getaway for Hollywood stars, but in recent months has turned into a battleground in Mexico's increasingly violent drug war.

At least 41,000 people have been killed since 2006, when Mexico launched a military crackdown on powerful cartels, which are themselves embroiled in turf wars marked by kidnappings, mass graves and macabre displays of brutality. - Sapa-AFP

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