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Mexico: Twenty-nine killed during arrest of El Chapo’s son

In Mexico, twenty-nine people have been killed during a bloody operation to arrest the son of Mexican drugs kingpin El Chapo.

According to Mexican authorities, 32-year old Ovidio Guzmán-López, alleged to be a leader of his father's former cartel, was captured in Culiacán and flown to Mexico City on Thursday.

But during and after the arrest, 10 soldiers and 19 suspects were killed.

Furious gang members set up road blocks, set fire to dozens of vehicles and attacked planes at a local airport.

Thirty-five military personnel were also injured and 21 gunmen arrested during the operation.

Source: Radio Pakistan