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| Nuevo Leon: 2 Cop Shops Hit by Small Arms Fire, Grenades |
| 2011-01-03 |
| Google Translate. For a map, click here Two police stations and a state attorney general's office were attacked early Sunday morning by armed suspects using small arms and hand grenades, according to Mexican news reports. A Nuevo Leon Procuradora General Justicia Estado (PGJE) office in Allende was struck by grenades at about 0040 hrs. The building on the corner of calles Niño Artillero and Venustiano Carranza was damaged along with one vehicle parked outside. Witnesses say armed suspects drove by the office, threw the grenades and then fled. No injuries were reported. Allende is about 25 kilometers south of Monterrey. Just after midnight Sunday morning a police station at Cadereyta was attacked with two hand grenades. No damage and no injuries were reported. Cadereyta is about 35 kilometers north of Allende and 15 kilometers east of Monterrey, and has been the site of several gunfights between Mexican security forces and drug gangs this past fall. Just after midnight Sunday morning a Nuevo Leon state Secretaria de Seguridad Publica (SSP) facility was attacked by armed suspects using small arms fire and hand grenades. The suspects drove by the facility near the intersection of avenidas Manuel L. Barragan and Fidel Velazquez aboard a vehicle prior to the attack. No Damage or injuries were reported in the attack. |
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