14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison
2 years ago

14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials. The Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that around 7 a.m. various armored vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on guards. Shortly before Sunday's attack on the prison, municipal police were attacked and managed to capture four men after a pursuit, according to the state prosecutor's office statement.

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7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
2 weeks, 5 days ago

7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said. State police chief Víctor Hugo Chávez said late Thursday that officers were met by gunfire early in the day when they entered the prison to transfer two dangerous inmates to a …

Six dead and 10 wounded in Mexico bar shooting
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Six dead and 10 wounded in Mexico bar shooting

Deccan Chronicle  

At least six people were killed and 10 wounded early Sunday in an armed attack at a bar in the city of Villahermosa, in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco, local authorities said. "Armed persons" entered the bar "looking for a specific person" and the shots hit those nearby, state deputy prosecutor Gilberto Melquiades said at a press conference, adding …

Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 in an alleged confrontation near US border
2 months ago

Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 in an alleged confrontation near US border

The Independent  

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Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors finally won convictions — and 50-year prison sentences — Wednesday against 11 drug cartel gunmen for the 2010-2011 massacre of 122 passengers who were pulled off passing buses and forced to fight each other to the death with sledgehammers. Prosecutors in Tamaulipas state said at the time that members of the now-splintered Zetas cartel began …

6 dead, 3 wounded in attacks in Texas; suspect is in custody
1 year, 1 month ago

6 dead, 3 wounded in attacks in Texas; suspect is in custody

LA Times  

Residents speak to Austin, Texas, police after a daylong series of attacks in the city left four people dead. A daylong series of attacks in Austin, Texas, left four people dead and at least three wounded, and a man believed to be connected to those attacks and the deaths of two additional people near San Antonio was taken into custody, …

Eleven killed after drunk man returns to fire-bomb bar in Mexico border city
1 year, 5 months ago

Eleven killed after drunk man returns to fire-bomb bar in Mexico border city

The Independent  

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16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city
1 year, 6 months ago

16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday that 16 soldiers will be tried on military charges related to the killing five men in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo last month. The soldiers have been charged with violating “military discipline.” The department said those trials would proceed independently of any charges that might be brought by civilian prosecutors. …

Mexico charges 4 soldiers with killings in Nuevo Laredo
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico charges 4 soldiers with killings in Nuevo Laredo

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors formally presented homicide charges Monday against four soldiers implicated in the Feb. 26 shooting deaths of five men in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The civilian court system said the four soldiers will be held in pre-trial detention at an army base in Mexico City which houses a military prison. The report claimed those …

At least 40 killed in Mexico immigration center fire incident
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 40 killed in Mexico immigration center fire incident

Hindustan Times  

The death toll from a fire at a Mexican immigration detention center near the US border has risen to 40 after another migrant died of his injuries, authorities said Monday. Read here: More severe weather forecast predicted for tornado hit regions in US The deceased, who was not named, had been flown by air ambulance from Ciudad Juarez to a …

Mexico accuses guards of locking detainees in to die in migrant centre fire ‘homicide’
1 year, 9 months ago

Mexico accuses guards of locking detainees in to die in migrant centre fire ‘homicide’

The Independent  

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Mexico investigates eight over deadly fire at migrant facility which killed 39
1 year, 9 months ago

Mexico investigates eight over deadly fire at migrant facility which killed 39

Firstpost  

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Mexican authorities said Wednesday that eight employees or officials are being investigated for possible misconduct at a migrant detention centre where a fire killed 39 detained men. Anger and frustration in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez boiled over as hundreds of migrants walked to a US border gate hoping to make a mass crossing. Mexican …

Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know
1 year, 9 months ago

Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know

Al Jazeera  

At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a detention facility in Mexico near the US border. At least 38 people died and dozens were injured in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez near the border with the United States after a fire broke out at a migrant detention centre. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador …

Mexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A shooting by Mexican army soldiers left five people dead in the rough border city of Nuevo Laredo, igniting a clash between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest. The incident provoked a scuffle between soldiers and a large group of angry residents who believed the “victims were not armed and that …

Mexican soldiers kill five in border town, sparking protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexican soldiers kill five in border town, sparking protests

Al Jazeera  

A report indicates members of the Mexican army opened fire on a pick-up truck in city of Nuevo Laredo, near US border. A shooting by Mexican army soldiers has left five people dead in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, igniting a clash between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest. The incident provoked a …

In troubled Mexico prison, inmates ruled their cell blocks
2 years ago

In troubled Mexico prison, inmates ruled their cell blocks

The Independent  

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In Mexican border prison where 30 escaped in deadly attack, inmates ruled cellblocks
2 years ago

In Mexican border prison where 30 escaped in deadly attack, inmates ruled cellblocks

LA Times  

The Mexican National Guard patrols outside a state prison in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday after a deadly prison break. A violent prison break in which 30 inmates escaped and 17 people — mostly guards — were killed has revealed a shocking level of self-rule by inmates inside the prison in Ciudad Juarez, on the northern Mexico border. Despite the prison’s …

Gang leader freed in Mexico prison attack that killed 17
2 years ago

Gang leader freed in Mexico prison attack that killed 17

The Independent  

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Mexican border prison attack leaves 10 guards, four inmates killed
2 years ago

Mexican border prison attack leaves 10 guards, four inmates killed

Firstpost  

**Mexico City:**Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials. The Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that around 7 a.m. various armored vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on guards. In …

14 killed in attack on prison in Mexico border city
2 years ago

14 killed in attack on prison in Mexico border city

Al Jazeera  

Ten prison guards and four inmates killed after gunmen attack prison in Ciudad Juarez, say officials. Gunmen have attacked a Mexican prison in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving at least 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, according to state officials. The Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Sunday that the attackers …

Mexico: 12 killed as gunmen open fire at bar in Irapuato city
2 years, 2 months ago

Mexico: 12 killed as gunmen open fire at bar in Irapuato city

India TV News  

Highlights "Security personnel immediately moved to the scene," the government said in a Twitter post Paramedics treated three injured people and confirmed the death of six men and six women, they said A search operation for those responsible is underway Mexico: At least 12 people were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire in the city of Irapuato in Mexico's Guanajuato. …

Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station
2 years, 3 months ago

Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A Mexican citizen was fatally shot at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Texas in the second deadly shooting along the U.S.-Mexico border in less than a week. The man was in custody at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in El Paso on Tuesday when he was shot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a …

Mexico cartel violence leaves several dead and property destroyed after week of fighting
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexico cartel violence leaves several dead and property destroyed after week of fighting

ABC  

Two Mexican cities along the border with the United States are on high alert after a week of cartel violence across the country. Key points: Dozens of cars have been hijacked and burned during a week of cartel violence Tijuana's mayor has urged cartels to keep the violence between themselves and not innocent civilians Widespread violence started earlier in the …

Mexican border cities hit by burning vehicles, blockades
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexican border cities hit by burning vehicles, blockades

LA Times  

The Mexican border cities of Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito and Ensenada were hit by gang violence that included vehicles being set ablaze and road blockades. Late Friday, the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana said in a statement that it “is aware of reports of multiple vehicle fires, roadblocks, and heavy police activity in Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito, Ensenada, and Tecate.” On Saturday, …

10 gunmen dead in shootout with police in central Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

10 gunmen dead in shootout with police in central Mexico

India TV News  

Highlights A shootout between police, soldiers and gunmen in central Mexico left ten suspects dead Prosecutors in the State of Mexico said 3 detectives were also wounded in the gun battle The shooting occurred on Tuesday about 80 miles southwest of Mexico City in the town of Texcaltitlan A shootout between police, soldiers and gunmen in central Mexico left ten …

Dozen state police charged in the massacre of 19 in Mexico
3 years, 11 months ago

Dozen state police charged in the massacre of 19 in Mexico

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A dozen state police officers were being questioned Wednesday following their arrests in connection with the killings of 19 people, including Guatemalan migrants, whose bodies were found shot and burned near the U.S. border late in January. “In the aforementioned acts of Jan. 22, at least 12 state police officers participated,” Barrios Mojica said. But Barrios …

Prosecutors: gunmen in Mexico massacre of 27 had a target
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors: gunmen in Mexico massacre of 27 had a target

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The gunmen who killed at least 27 people in an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato last week were looking for someone in particular, state prosecutors said Monday. In a statement, the Guanajuato state prosecutor’s office said that three suspected gunmen were in custody and allegedly belong to a criminal organization operating …

El Paso shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’

Al Jazeera  

Authorities believe that the accused shooter is the author of a racist screed published online shortly before attack. Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after the August 3 attack in the border town of El Paso and told officers, “I’m the shooter,” according to an affidavit quoted by …

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans
5 years, 5 months ago

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas that left eight of its citizens dead an “act of terrorism” against Mexicans and hopes it will lead to changes in U.S. gun laws. As the news dominated weekend headlines, some in Mexico said the shooting was the result of the …

Mexico urges tighter US gun control after deadly El Paso shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

Mexico urges tighter US gun control after deadly El Paso shooting

Al Jazeera  

Eight Mexicans were killed in the gun attack in Texas, an act the Mexican government has called an ‘act of terrorism’. Mexico‘s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the United States to “control the indiscriminate sale of weapons” after a mass shooting that killed 22 people, including eight Mexicans in the southern state of Texas. “We are very respectful …

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