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Tamaulipas: 5 Die in Nuevo Laredo, 3 Wounded in Matamoros -- UPDATED
2010-10-22
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A hat tip to Nota Roja for additional details. Updated with new information about contraband seizures following the firefight in Nuevo Laredo.

The Mexican Secretaria de Defensa Nacional (SEDENA) reports five armed suspects said to be members of drug gangs were killed in a district in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Wednesday, say Mexican news accounts.

Reports do not say exactly where the confrontation took place, only that armed suspects fired on a detachment of the Mexican Army, prompting return fire from soldiers. Reports say that three Mexican soldiers were wounded in the encounter. Others say they were killed.

Following the encounter, the army seized nine rifles, two handguns, 3,235 rounds of ammunition, 129 magazines and five vehicles.

In the city center of Mataomoros, Tamaulipas, a Mexican Army garrison was attacked by an armed group using hand grenades at about 1100 hrs Wednesday morning, wounding two soldiers and one civilian. The attack was launched from a moving car.

In Reynosa, three major roads connecting Reynosa with Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon were blocked by armed groups. City officials through Twitter warned residents to stay indoors.
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