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Mexican Marines bag 3 bad guys
For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here. For a map of Monterrey, click hereA running firefight between an unidentified detachment of Mexican Naval infantry has claimed three lives of armed suspects in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon early Tuesday morning, according to Mexican news accounts. The marine unit was conducting a sweep entering calle Antiguo Camino towards Calle Villa de Santiago, and on calles Lazaro Cardenas, Ruben Jaramillo, Pino, Francisco Villa and others. The initial encounter took place near the intersection of calle Privada Arbolitos where a pursuit was begun, and elements of the armed group commenced firing on the marine unit. Marines continued pursuit and shootout which last about 10 minutes, using the roofs of residences to move. Two suspects said to be leaders of a local group of Los Zetas died in the area. A third unidentified teenager inside a nearby residence was shot to death by marines after he apparently fired on them. An AK-47 assault rifle was found near the teenager. Posted by: badanov 2011-02-24 |
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