A soldier guards a crime scene after a shooting against drug hitmen in the municipality of Juarez, on the outskirts of Monterrey December 4, 2009. At least 12 people died, including a civilian, in two shootouts between organized crime gangs and the military, according to local media. During the shootings 6 men were injured, 3 civilians among them, and 9 men were detained.
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