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| Mexican Army Unit Springs Ambush |
| 2010-05-17 |
| A Mexican army unit of the 42nd Military Zone searching for poppy fields in a mountainous region of Chihuahua came under attack, according to Mexican press reports. No wounded were reported on either side as the Mexican Army unit defeated the ambush and captured five of the attackers. José Regino Olivas Vizcarra, 45, Ranulfo Vizcarra Olivas, 41, José CrispÃÂn Vizcarra Carrasco, 20, Noel Angulo Carrillo, 21 and Manuel Romero Valencia, 19 , were placed in detention following their capture. The army unit's 2nd Battalion was patrolling with two Humvees along a road near Maguarichi. Chihuahua, when they came upon a breach in the road and were forced to stop. That was when the attack began, according to press reports. Seized following the ambush were:
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| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 "Seized following the ambush were: 1 G-3 assault rifle; 1 AK-47 assault rifle; 2 M-1 carbines; 1 .380 pistol; 2 Fragmenation hand grenades." Maybe the Mex army guys are allowed to keep whatever arms they confiscate, Mitch. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-17 18:18 |
| #2 Sounds more like they fought through the ambush, since the report claims no casualties & five captures. This is kind of impressive - more than I'd expect of the Mexican Army, which doesn't have a particularly good image these days. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-05-17 15:33 |
| #1 No, the baddies "sprang" the ambush. What the Mexican Army patrol did is called "walking into" an ambush. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-05-17 14:50 |