4 killed, 38 injured in Chiapas clash

Mexico City - Four people were killed and up to 38 injured on Tuesday in a clash in Mexico's troubled southern state of Chiapas…

Mexico City - Four people were killed and up to 38 injured on Tuesday in a clash in Mexico's troubled southern state of Chiapas, where the opposition ousted the ruling party in a weekend state governor's election, the Televisa network has reported.

The state prosecutor's office said a team had gone to the scene of the confrontation, but had not yet reported in.

State officials said it appeared the clash may have involved a land dispute between supporters of the Zapatistas and of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

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