Petatlan (Mexico): Some 60 gunmen launched an attack on a ranch in Mexico's southern Guerrero state, killing nine people and leaving another six wounded, authorities said.

The attack took place yesterday in Petatlan, on the property of a prominent rancher.

"Early this morning (Sunday) shortly after midnight some 60 gunmen launched an assault on the home of Rogaciano Alba Alvarez, head of the Guerrero Cattlemen's Association, with at least nine people killed and another six seriously injured," a state official said.

Alba Alvarez was not among those killed. The violence came just 24 hours after another cattleman narrowly escaped an attack by another hit squad Saturday in Iguala, also in Guerrero state.

Seven people were killed in that incident and another eight wounded.

Source : PTI