In this April 16, 2017 file photo, Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks during a press conference at the Mexican embassy in Guatemala City.
MEXICO CITY -- Heavily armed gunmen attacked and wounded Mexico City's police chief in a brazen operation that left an unspecified number of dead, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.
The police said in a statement that gunmen armed with .50 calibre sniper rifles and grenades exchanged fire with the chief's security detail. The statement said two police were wounded. Harfuch was hospitalized in stable condition, it said. There was no immediate word on motive or the identity of the attackers, but a number of organized crime groups operate in the city.
"It has to do without a doubt with the work he is carrying out to guarantee peace and tranquility," Lopez Obrador said.
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