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Cartel Gunmen Attack Innocent U.S. Tourists in Mexico near Texas Border

A group of cartel gunmen attacked a group of close to 20 tourists who had just crossed into Mexico on their from Texas. Mexican authorities rushed seven injured tourists to a U.S. port of entry, where medical personnel tended to them and took them to local hospitals. Cartel gunmen used an armored vehicle to ram the cars being used by the tourists and began shooting at them.

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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Guardsman Shot Across Border Due to Cartel Gunman Assaulting Migrants, Says Source

A Texas National Guard soldier shot and wounded a suspected cartel operative in Mexico while witnessing a violent assault on a group of migrants preparing to cross the border into the United States, according to sources within the Texas government. The Guardsman reportedly observed the man armed with a pistol and a machete beating a migrant on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande near El Paso.

A Texas National Guard soldier patrols the state's border with Mexico. (FILE: Bob Price/Br

Another Killing Field Discovered in Cartel-Controlled Border City in Mexico

Authorities and human rights activists found another cartel-connected killing field located just south of the Texas-Mexico border. Cartel gunmen are believed to have incinerated an unknown number of victims. The discovery of the killing field and several clandestine mass graves come at a time when Tamaulipas government officials publicly claim that crime is down under their watch.

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Asesinan a Más de 300 En 5 Años Baja California, Dice DH

Funcionarios públicos y activistas dan la voz de alarma en el estado fronterizo mexicano de Baja California donde aseguran que en un lapso de cinco años documentaron más de 300 asesinatos donde las víctimas eran niños y adolescentes. En muchos casos, esas víctimas fueron asesinadas cuando sicarios trataban de asesinar a un ser querido.

Forensic personnel work at the crime scene where four police officers were killed in Tonal

Marinos Mexicanos Abaten a 10 Sicarios Durante Balacera en Tamaulipas

Fuerzas militares Mexicanas mataron a 10 sicarios del Cartel del Golfo durante dos feroces enfrentamientos a solo una hora al sur de la frontera con Texas. Las balaceras llegan en un momento en que el Cartel del Golfo ha sido responsable de numerosos tiroteos a lo largo de varias ciudades fronterizas mientras la organización criminal libra una guerra territorial interna.

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