Criminal gangs clash in central Mexico, 16 people die -authorities

A woman walks at a crime scene where unknown assailants left the bodies of men wrapped in blankets in Fresnillo, Zacatecas state, Mexico February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Chavez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Sixteen people died in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas following an apparent violent dispute between criminal gangs, authorities said on Saturday, as the state grapples with a spike in violence.

State prosecutor Francisco Murillo said 10 bodies were found wrapped in blankets in the streets of the Fresnillo municipality while another six were "suspended" inside a warehouse in the nearby community Panfilo Natera.