Highway shoot-out leaves nine dead in Guatemala

A shoot-out on a road in northern Guatemala has left nine dead and six injured.

The shooting took place near San Benito, 300 miles north of Guatemala City, between the occupants of two cars.

Two of the dead were found in one car, and had passports from Belize, emergency official Sergio Aucar said.

The other seven victims were Guatemalans. Four of the bodies were found in the other car, and two more dead were found on the ground.

Another victim died at the hospital.

Officials had no motive for the crime, but Radio Sonora reported that it began as an argument between the two drivers.