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Tamaulipas: Kidnappers Die Via Burns In Confrontation With Mexican Navy
Saturday, July 23, 2016 8:58
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Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat
The Tamaulipas Coordination Group (GCT) reported that the vehicles in which five people tried to flee in the municipality of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, were gunned down by members of the Mexican Navy and exploded, burning the passengers.
According to the agency, the five were alleged kidnappers who opened fire against the marines after being caught throwing the lifeless body of a man on a road leading from the town of Valadeces to the common land of Lucio Blanco.
A pickup truck and a Mercury Grand Marquis were used for the escape of the five men, which lasted a few meters, and after a shootout, were burned completely, around 12:45 hours of this past Friday.
The Mexican Marines opened fire in defense of their lives, said the GCT.
None of the bodies have been identified.
Full text of the statement:
Announcement from the Tamaulipas Coordination Group
July, 22, 2016
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas— The Tamaulipas Coordination Group reports that on Friday, July 22, in a village in the municipality of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, at least five suspected kidnappers were died burned after the two vehicles in which they tried to escape burst into flames.
The no deceased, still unidentified, were surprised by members of the Mexican Navy when they were throwing the lifeless body of a man who had been killed, this occurred on a road leading from the village of Valadeces to the common land of Lucio Blanco.
Realizing the presence of the marines, the suspects opened fire and tried to escape in a pickup truck and a Mercury Grand Marquis, starting a chase that lasted a few meters.
Navy personnel repelled the attack in defense of their lives and when they tried to intercept the two vehicles, they exploded and burned completely, which killed the attackers.
The incident occurred shortly after 12:45 hours. The victim of the kidnappers has not been identified, but it was a young man who was handcuffed and had several bullet wounds on his body.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
Source: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2016/07/tamaulipas-kidnappers-die-via-burns-in.html
