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Surging cartel feud in Culiacan triggers mass killings and public violence.
Rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have carried out a brutal series of attacks in Culiacan, killing 20 people and hanging four decapitated bodies from a highway bridge. Authorities later found 16 more victims with gunshot wounds packed into an abandoned van, accompanied by an anonymous note. State officials deploy additional military and police forces to quell the violence as residents face daily threats from masked gunmen.
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