Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days

FILE PHOTO: A firefighter responds to the scene of a burned delivery truck amid a wave of violence between armed groups, in Culiacan, Mexico, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Jesus Bustamante/File Photo

(Reuters) - Mexican authorities logged seven homicides in the western state of Sinaloa on Friday, the latest violence to plague an area where increasingly frequent shootouts are fueling fears of the possible start of an intra-cartel war.

The deaths bring the number of killings within the week to 19, after 12 killings were registered between Monday and Thursday.