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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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murderandhomicide
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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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."
3associatedwithu.s.consulatekilled
relatedtopics
mexico
murderandhomicide
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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