In photos: Violence escalates in Mexico after military kills cartel leader
The federal government is warning Canadians in Jalisco State, including popular tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, that criminal groups have set up road blocks with burning vehicles in the area.
A soldier clears a roadblock on a road leading to Tapalpa, Mexico.Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
People walk past a window of a police station with bullet impacts in Guadalajara.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
A soldier atop an armoured vehicle stands guard outside a military facility to reinforce security in Morelia, Mexico.Ivan Arias/Reuters
People wait in line outside a tortilla store a day after it was closed due to clashes in Guadalajara.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded passengers line up at Guadalajara Airport in Tlajomulco.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
A burned car is seen outside a store a day after clashes in Guadalajara.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
View of an empty street in Guadalajara.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
A man stands outside a store closed as part of a government security measure after a series of blockades and attacks by organized crime.Ivan Arias/Reuters
Stranded passengers line up at Guadalajara Airport.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
An attacked gas station remains closed a day after clashes in Guadalajara.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
A man rides past a burned truck long the road leading to Tapalpa.Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
A motorcycle rides past a burned bus used by the cartel to block an avenue the day before in Tonala.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
Police officers stand guard in downtown Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico.Alejandra Leyva/The Associated Press
Vehicles drive past a charred bus the day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," in Guadalajara.Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
Members of the army patrol the perimeter of Palacio Nacional, where President Claudia Sheinbaum held her daily morning press conference.Raquel Cunha/Reuters
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her the daily, morning news conference at the National Palace in Mexico.Ginnette Riquelme/The Associated Press
Police patrol Guadalajara a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho."Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
Cars in line at a gas station, most of the local businesses closed after the blockades in Tlajomulco de Zuniga.ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images
A man boards a bus on an almost empty street a day after a series of blockades.Michelle Freyria/Reuters
Police patrol Guadalajara, Mexico.Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
Police officers patrol the perimeter of Palacio Nacional.Raquel Cunha/Reuters
Vehicles on an almost empty street a day after a series of blockades and attacks by organized crime following a military operation.Michelle Freyria/Reuters