Posted on 05/02/2010 8:40:22 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
A gunbattle between Mexican soldiers and a group of armed men ended with six people killed in a rural town just south of the Rio Grande.
Tamaulipas state officials confirmed the gunbattle took place in the Town of Comales on Saturday.
Details were not available but investigators posted a brief report about the incident at 8:16 p.m. Saturday.
The exact location of the battle was not released but authorities said the Mexican Army battled with a group of armed men in the Town of Comales.
Identities of the six people killed in the battle were not immediately released.
Authorities identified them solely as civilans, presumably from the group of armed.
Mexico's Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) reported conflicts and high-profile seizures of heavy artilery and weapons in Comales in April.
The rural Tamaulipas town is located on the south shore of the Marte R. Gomez Reservoir about 10 miles south of Camargo.
The town was historically known for its proximity to good fishing spots on the lake but has become another front in ongoing violence south of the border.
Camargo, Miguel Aleman, Ciudad Mier, Comales and other communities that make up the "Frontera Chica" have become a focal point of violence.
Former allies the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas are fighting for control of lucrative drug trafficking routes.
The Mexican Army and Navy have reported clashes with groups of armed men in the area as well.
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=451494
How close is this town to the U.S. border?
yeah where is Comales?
Yesterday I watched the movie My Darling Clementine, the John Ford classic about the shooting at the OK Coral. It is of course one of many movies on the subject and possibly the least accurate. Today Tombstone exists to celebrate the events at the OK coral.
Given there were something less then 10 shot dead in the gunfight and the peripheral killings, one can only wonder about the film making bonzana awaiting producers in 2070.
The old west sagas pale when compared to the new west
From your additional link:
Three different police stations were attacked by men using "explosive devices" on Friday, April 23rd.Reynosa city officials have historically never elaborated on what kind of "explosive devices" are used in the attacks but Mexico's Ministry of National Defense has confirmed the seizure of grenades, rocket launchers, rockers, mortars, landmines, IEDs and other artillery.
Wow! Mexico is beginning to sound like Chicago! OMG!!
SwinneySwitch:
Have you heard anything about a bus which was stopped along the way from Monterrey to Reynosa? I heard that the gunmen took several riders off and told the bus driver to keep on driving to Reynosa.
Please let me know if you do. I cancelled a trip to Monterrey today because of this story.
TD
About 25-30 km, or 15-20 miles south-southwest of Rio Grande City Texas. Or alternatively 30-35 miles southwest of McAllen, TX.
IOW, Too FReeping close. Still not as bad as the shootout a few months back in Matamoros, where rounds ended up on or near the U of Texas-Brownsville campus. Although this sounds like a much larger firefight.
Wrong Comales. That’s Coahilla state, the firefight was in Tamaulipas state.
Lets make it clear, this was not a gunbattle, it was a firefight in a civil war.
Thanks, I have been to Rio Grande City.
...in a rural town just south of the Rio Grande...We must act on our own terms and time, or else.
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Don’t remember that one, but here’s some info.
Monterrey-Reynosa Highway reopened after incident
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=448182
The American Consulate in Monterrey had issued a warning for American NOT to use the Monterrey-Reynosa Highway because of “narco blockades” and random shootouts that take place on it.
Thanks for the link.
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