A shootout between Mexico's military and unnamed gunmen killed eight in northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, Mexican newspaper Reforma reported on its website. Reforma said that the clash took place close to the highway linking Miguel Aleman and Monterrey, the state capital, on Wednesday afternoon. The newspaper cited radio reports that violence began when soldiers came across armed men aboard three vehicles close to the small town of Cerralvo. Staff from the State Prosecutors office were travelling to the scene. About two weeks ago, five people died when soldiers and gunmen clashed in Juarez, a small town in the same state. That fight began when soldiers were attacked while travelling on the road linking Nuevo Leon city Reynosa and Monterrey. 