Dozens Dead in Mexico Gang Shoot-Out

At least 39 people have reportedly been killed in a shoot-out in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Friday's gunfight between security forces and an armed gang took place in Tanhuato near the Jalisco state border. The violence is thought to be drug related and local officials have said that police are among the dead. It is not clear if the cartel is behind the attack and federal security officials are traveling to the area to investigate. Local radio reported that the town's mayor said a Federal Police convoy had come under fire when it arrived in the area on Friday morning. Two years ago vigilante groups formed in Michoacan to drive out the Knights Templar drugs cartel. However, last week a former vigilante leader running for mayor in next month's elections was shot dead.