“A clash between soldiers and armed men left 13 dead in the town of Rio Bravo, on Mexico’s northeastern border with the United States, an army statement said Friday.

Thirteen outlaws were killed, one was arrested and vehicles and weapons were seized after soldiers resisted an attack in Tamaulipas state on Thursday, said a statement from the fourth military division.

The soldiers encountered armed men during a routine inspection and the men shot at them as they fled, said a military official, who declined to be named.”

Source: AFP: 13 killed in clash with army in north Mexico