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threepeopleconnectedtotheu.s.consulateinciudadjuarez,mexico,werekilledintwodrive-byshootings,aseniorwhitehouseofficialtoldcnnsunday.

    twoofthevictimswereanamericanemployeeattheconsulateandheru.s.citizenhusband.thehusbandofamexicanemployeeoftheconsulatewasalsokilled.theshootingshappenedsaturdayafternoon,theofficialsaid.

    theamericancouple,identifiedbymexicanauthoritiesonlyasawomanabout25yearsoldandamanaround30,werefounddeadinsideawhitetoyotarav4withtexaslicenseplates,accordingtothechihuahuastateattorneygeneral'soffice.

    thewomanwasshotintheneckandleftarm,whilethemanhadabulletwoundnearhisrighteye,officialssaid.

    "weknowthattheu.s.citizensweretargeted,"juarezmayorjosereyesferriztoldcnn,sayingapoliceofficerwitnessedacarshootingattheamericans'car."weknowtheywerechasingthem.weknowtheywantedtokillthem."

    authoritiesretrievedonlyoneshellcasing,froma9mmweapon.

    about10minutesbeforeauthoritiesreceivedthecall,theywerealertedtoabodyinsidea2003hondapilot.insidewasthehusbandofthemexicanemployee,identifiedasjorgealbertosalcidoceniceros,37.reyessaidthevictimwasastatepoliceofficerwhowasmarriedtoamexicanemployeeattheu.s.consulate.

    twochildren,4and7,wereinjuredinthatshootingandtransportedtothehospital,theattorneygeneral'sofficesaid.

    policerecoveredtwoshellsatthatscenefromanassaultrifle,authoritiessaid.

    "thepresidentisdeeplysaddenedandoutragedbythenewsofthebrutalmurdersofthreepeopleassociatedwiththeunitedstatesconsulategeneralinciudadjuarez,"nationalsecuritycouncilspoke**anmikehammersaidinthestatementsunday."heextendshiscondolencestothefamiliesandcondemnstheseattacksonconsularanddiplomaticpersonnelservingatourforeignmissions.inconcertwithmexicanauthorities,wewillworktirelesslytobringtheirkillerstojustice."

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    inresponse,theu.s.statedepartmentauthorizedthetemporaryrelocationofemployees'familiesworkinginborder-areaconsulates.

    thefamiliesofemployeesatu.s.consulatesintijuana,nogales,ciudadjuarez,nuevolaredo,monterreyandmatamoros,areallowedtoleaveforaperiodof30days"inresponsetoanincreaseinviolencealongthemexicansideofitsborderwiththeu.s.,"statedepartmentspoke**anfredlashtoldcnn.

    after30days,theauthorizationcanberenewed,dependingonareview,lashsaid,addingthatthiswasnotamandatoryevacuation.

    theannouncementwaspartofawarningtoamericancitizensregardingtraveltomexico.

    thewarningurgesu.s.citizenstodelaynonessentialtraveltopartsofthestatesofdurango,coahuilaandchihuahua,wherejuarezislocated,becauseofrecentviolentattacks.u.s.governmentemployeesarerestrictedfromtravelingtoallorpartsofthesethreestates.

    theattacksincludethekidnappingandkillingoftworesidentu.s.citizensinchihuahua,thewarningstates.

    "somerecentconfrontationsbetweenmexicanauthoritiesanddrugcartelmembershaveresembled**all-unitcombat,withcartelsemployingautomaticweaponsandgrenades,"thewarningsays."duringsomeoftheseincidents,u.s.citizenshavebeentrappedandtemporarilypreventedfromleavingthearea."

    themayorsaidtheshootingshighlightaproblemsharedbybothcountriesalongtheirborder.

    "itisnotjustamexicanproblem--it'sisau.s.-mexicoproblem,"reyessaid."i'mverygladthattheu.s.hastakenthatposition."

    hesaidhesupportedthestatedepartment'sauthorizationtoconsularfamiliesandthat"itisimportanttheyfeelsafe."

    mexicoonsundaysaidthatitsgovernmentwascommittedtoprotectingallpeople,citizensandvisitorsalike,diplomatsornot.

    "themexicangovernmentdeeplylamentsthekillingsofthreepeoplelinkedtotheu.s.consulateinciudadjuarez,"mexico'sforeignministrysaidinastatement."themexicanauthoritiesareworkingwithdeterminationtoclearupthefactssurroundingthecrimesceneandputthoseresponsiblebeforethelaw."

    juarezisoneofthefrontlinesinmexico'swaragainstthedrugcartelsthatoperateinitsterritory.morethan2,600peoplewerekilledinjuarezin2009.

    juarez,acrossfromelpaso,texas,hasbecomeafocalpointofmexicanpresidentfelipecalderon'santi-drugeffortsafterthejanuary31killingsof15people,mostofwhomwerestudentswithnotiestoorganizedcrime.theincidentsparkedoutrageacrossmexico.

    inthewesternstateofguerrero,atleast25peoplewerekilledinaseriesofviolentactsonsaturday,stateofficialssaid.

    thebodiesof14people,includingnineciviliansandfivepoliceofficers,werefoundinvariouspartsoftheresortcityofacapulco,theofficialnotimexnewsagencyreported,citingguerreropublicsecuritysecretaryjuanheribertosalinas.

    inthe**allcityofajuchitlandelprogreso,10civiliansandonesoldierwerekilledintwoshootoutsthatstartedwhenfederalofficialstriedtocarryoutsearchwarrantsontwolocations,salinassaid.

    policeinthestatewereonaheightenedsecurityalert,hesaid.

    thegovernmenthasnotreleasedofficialfigures,butnationalmediasay7,600mexicanslosttheirlivesinthewarondrugsin2009.calderonsaidlastyearthat6,500mexicansdiedindrugviolencein2008.
  

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