05 April 2011

MEXICO: Outgunned, 6 Police Massacred In Veracruz State; 06 April UPDATE: 2 Americans Assassinated At Tijuana Border.

AP / M.HERALD                                     (file foto)

   A routine municipal police patrol near El Higo in Veracruz state ran into at least 20 gunmen and a battle ensued...that left 6 officers, including one woman, dead.
   The police were equipped with only two assault rifles, two pistols and a shotgun.
   The attackers also took the dead officers' weapons.
  The federal government subsequently announced that the army will establish a new base near El Higo.

 AND: LINK CHANGE/ MORE DETAILS:
      Two U.S. citizens were murdered while waiting to enter the U.S. at a Tijuana-area border crossing.
      Officials report that Kevin Romero and Sergio Salcido were on their way to work around 3 a.m., waiting in line when they were murdered.
       9-mm shell casings were found at the scene, ammunition favored by narco gunmen.