NEW : Rash of killings is also reported in Acapulco . The Mexican government has deployed thousands more troops to the border with Guatemala and Honduras as part of a new strategy aimed at stopping migrants from heading north. Fifty-three people were killed in a 72-hour span in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , making it one of the deadliest three-day periods in recent memory , state attorney general 's office spokesman Arturo Sandoval told CNN Sunday . Authorities say 53 people were killed between Thursday and Saturday . This includes four police officers from three different agencies .
NEW : Rash of killings is also reported in Acapulco . The Mexican government has deployed thousands more troops to the border with Guatemala and Honduras as part of a new strategy aimed at stopping migrants from heading north. Authorities say 53 people were killed between Thursday and Saturday . This includes four police officers from three different agencies .