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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Nineteen Mexican soldiers were sent to a military prison Monday after troops allegedly killed two women and three children whose vehicle failed to stop at an army checkpoint, the Defense Department said.
The shooting in the Pacific state of Sinaloa is the latest case of suspected abuse by soldiers deployed by President Felipe Calderon in a national offensive against powerful drug cartels.110
The family was traveling to a funeral on Friday when they were ordered to stop at the checkpoint near the village of La Joya, according to local media. When they failed to stop, soldiers reportedly opened fire on the van.
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