Video Captures Gunfire Interrupting Church Service in Sinaloa, Mexico
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As the exchange of fire took place, the Mass attendees remained inside the parish and the priest tried to reassure the parishioners.
Video captures gunfire interrupting church service in Sinaloa, Mexico
A gunfight between Mexican troops and gunmen interrupted a church service in northwestern Mexico, with shots ringing out as a priest told worshippers to close the doors and stay inside. The shooting happened Sunday in Los Mochis, a city in the western state of Sinaloa, after members of Mexico’s National Guard came under fire from a group of gunmen, according to state security officials. The troops returned fire with help from other security forc…
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The parish priest ordered the doors of the religious precinct to be closed and asked the attendants to remain calm and not to be disturbed.
Father Joel Valdez tried to reassure the parishioners while listening to the shooting outside the church
In the middle of a mass, a priest asks to close the doors of the temple after an exchange of fire between criminals and federal forces in Los Mochis.
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