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| 6 Die in Assassination Attempt on Nuevo Leon attorney general |
| 2011-03-19 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here. For a map of Monterrey, click here. Nuevo Leon state police agents shot and killed six armed suspects who attempted an ambush of Nuevo Leon's attorney general early Friday morning in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, according to Mexican press accounts. Adrian de la Garza Santos reportedly survived the attempt. Reports say Garza Santos was travelling aboard a van at about 0130 hrs. along with his security detail near the intersection of calles Nogal and Abedul between the Valle Verde primer sector and Valle de Infonavit colonies. Armed suspects aboard a sedan and a truck fired on the vehicle carrying Garza Santos. The security detail countered the attack, and then moved Garza Santos to safety as help was requested over wireless. As more security forces arrived, a firefight commenced lasting more than 20 minutes. The relief forces included agents with the Nuevo Leon Agencia Estatal de Investigaciones (AEI). AEI agents are similar to a major case squad. A total of six armed suspects were killed in the firefight, another was captured, while the rest fled the scene. Two AEI agents were wounded in the fierfight. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Sounds like Mexico is in need of a good old fashioned "flying squad", counter-terrorism activities, that ambushes and kills individuals like these. It was so effective against the IRA, that they had to spend the resources to hunt down and assassinate every member of the flying squad. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-03-19 11:43 |
