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class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Five police officers died Monday after they were ambushed by an armed group in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala, local officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chiapas State Governor Eduardo Ramirez<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The agency also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sspchiapas\/posts\/pfbid0evJPUipEacj8eCfRzMTa3PSQ32vJ8cA2L9PftsUUDYPG1NkyqVRbHuyCN3EseYzpl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shared an image<\/a> of the slain officers&#8217; charred patrol vehicle after it was completely engulfed in flames on a roadway.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sspchiapas\/posts\/pfbid02MzcJYUxrCKyDvqz6EAJdqJL88mBNTydiZmYKfqVC3g1zPmZ9k8FGvM1YiXKEmnkpl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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Authorities said the suspect was hiding in the weeds about half a mile from the crime scene, carrying an AK-47 rifle and a backpack with military uniforms. Officials did not immediately give information about other possible suspects.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hidden-graves-dozens-bodies-chiapas-mexico-cartel-turf-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Chiapas<\/a><\/span> has been shaken by a bloody turf war between the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-family-enters-us-deal-trump-administration-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sinaloa Cartel<\/a><\/span> and the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jalisco-cartel-operation-investigation-recruitment-ranch-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jalisco New Generation cartel<\/a><\/span> \u2014 the country&#8217;s two most powerful criminal organizations. Chiapas has been described by the InSight Crime think tank as &#8220;a major smuggling hub of both drugs and migrants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December, authorities said they recovered <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hidden-graves-dozens-bodies-chiapas-mexico-cartel-turf-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">more than 30 bodies<\/a><\/span> from pits in Chiapas.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico to help fight cartels 02:14 Five police officers died Monday after they were ambushed by an armed group in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala, local officials said. 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