MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people died Friday in the municipality of Texcaltitlan in the State of Mexico, as a result of a confrontation between an armed group and community residents, the state security secretariat said.
Authorities said in a statement that eight of the dead were allegedly members of the armed group, and the other three were residents.
Local media reported that the conflict was caused by a collection of "land rights," a common practice of extortion in Latin America.
The shooting allegedly followed a failed negotiation, in which the criminal suspects sought to raise the amount they charged the residents, according to local media outlet Milenio. ■