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"11 in custody after Reynosa shootout (Mexico)"
The Monitor ^ | April 30,2005 | Miriam Ramirez

Posted on 05/01/2005 6:51:02 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "REYNOSA — A federal police agent is recovering from a bullet wound following an early morning shootout between unidentified men and federal agents.

So far, agents have 10 men and one woman in custody who they believe are connected to the shootout. The agents have not yet identified the gunmen, said Marco Antonio Ramirez, a representative from the Mexican attorney general’s office, the PGR, in a press conference.

Around 2 a.m. Thursday, the offices of the Policia Federal Preventiva, or Federal Preventive Police, were attacked with two grenades and a hail of gunfire from two vehicles. Police returned fire and one PFP agent, Jesus Martinez, was injured. His injuries were considered non-life threatening, Ramirez said.

Moments after the shootout, agents were led on a high-speed chase, which ended when one of the vehicles stopped at a bar along the highway. Two of the men inside the vehicle escaped, but agents did catch a third man. Later, they caught a man and woman from a second vehicle.

Mexican officials believe the attack was in retaliation of a run-in with agents the previous day.

On Wednesday afternoon, agents patrolling an area in Reynosa observed a suspicious vehicle leaving a house. When the driver saw the agents approaching, he apparently panicked and drove off. After police gave chase, the driver eventually abandoned the vehicle and got away. Police found a small amount of drugs and a 9 mm handgun inside the vehicle.

Police believe that man was later involved in the assault on the PFP headquarters, Ramirez said."