Nineteen killed at rooster fight in Mexico

The dead include 16 men and three women, and a number of people were wounded in the attack.

The office said drug cartels and gangs had been fighting in the area.

Michoacan has been the scene of a longstanding turf battle between local drug gangs and a cartel from the neighbouring state of Jalisco. 

The fighting has included the use of bomb-dropping drones, landmines and home-made armoured cars.

Cockfighting, while illegal in many areas, remains a popular pastime in parts of Mexico, though the fights between roosters are usually held clandestinely.