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Gunmen attacked police in three separate incidents in Mexico - two attacks in areas with heavy drug-related violence. President Felipe Calderon, who took office on December 1, has sent thousands of troops to violent regions of Mexico to tackle drug gangs who killed 2,000 people in a feud last year. In January, almost 8,000 troops and federal police were sent to the region around Acapulco-- once-glamorous resort made famous by Hollywood stars in the 1950s-- to clamp down on rival gangs at war for control of lucrative drug plantations and smuggling routes. There were 190 drug gang-related deaths in Mexico in January, just a handful less than a year ago, despite the crackdown. Calderon called an emergency meeting with his security cabinet to discuss the attacks.
