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Gunfights kill 13 in Mexican city on Texas border
NBC News ^ | Nov 4, 2013 | Noe Torres and Dave Graham

Posted on 11/04/2013 6:00:35 AM PST by SwinneySwitch

MEXICO CITY - Thirteen people were killed in shootouts on Sunday around the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros in one of the worst recent outbreaks of violence in an area ravaged by drug gangs.

Three gunfights took place around the city opposite Brownsville, Texas, two of which were exchanges between gunmen and Mexico's armed forces, according to a statement from the state government of Tamaulipas.

Eight men died in the fighting with Mexican Marines after four men and one woman were killed in an earlier clash between unidentified armed groups, the state government said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: borderwars; matamoros; mexico; tamaulipas; zetas

1 posted on 11/04/2013 6:00:35 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
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To: SwinneySwitch

Matamoros, Mexico, getting more like Chicago every day.


2 posted on 11/04/2013 6:04:05 AM PST by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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To: Graybeard58

That’s why we MUST “let” more of them in to this country. If we “let” them in and ship them to chitown, nobody would notice the difference. Maybe rhammei boy should get on this.


3 posted on 11/04/2013 6:06:20 AM PST by rktman (Let sleeping wives lie.)
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To: SwinneySwitch

Sounds like a place I’d like to send obammy and family for their next vacation.


4 posted on 11/04/2013 6:46:36 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
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To: rktman

Yep. I am sure if we just abolished the border this would all go away like magic. lol.


5 posted on 11/04/2013 6:47:53 AM PST by GeronL
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To: SwinneySwitch

Such a shame.

The US should send Mexico some replacement Mexicans. We have plenty. No charge!


6 posted on 11/04/2013 6:51:15 AM PST by School of Rational Thought
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To: SwinneySwitch

Do I smell”Fast and Furious”????????????????????


7 posted on 11/04/2013 7:24:31 AM PST by bandleader
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To: SwinneySwitch

Doesn’t Mexico have total gun control? How could this happen?


8 posted on 11/04/2013 7:45:01 AM PST by Jabba the Nutt (You can have a free country or government schools. Choose one.)
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To: SwinneySwitch

war bleeds over to the Texas side, except the media doesn’t report that


9 posted on 11/04/2013 8:09:14 AM PST by Farnsworth (Now playing in America: "Stupid is the new normal")
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