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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Mexican Marines bag 3 bad guys |
| 2011-02-24 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here. For a map of Monterrey, click here A running firefight between an unidentified detachment of Mexican Naval infantry has claimed three lives of armed suspects in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon early Tuesday morning, according to Mexican news accounts. The marine unit was conducting a sweep entering calle Antiguo Camino towards Calle Villa de Santiago, and on calles Lazaro Cardenas, Ruben Jaramillo, Pino, Francisco Villa and others. The initial encounter took place near the intersection of calle Privada Arbolitos where a pursuit was begun, and elements of the armed group commenced firing on the marine unit. Marines continued pursuit and shootout which last about 10 minutes, using the roofs of residences to move. Two suspects said to be leaders of a local group of Los Zetas died in the area. A third unidentified teenager inside a nearby residence was shot to death by marines after he apparently fired on them. An AK-47 assault rifle was found near the teenager. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 As long as they keep kicking bad-guy ass, they can call themselves Shirley for all I care. Interesting bit of history, though. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-02-24 16:56 |
| #2 Mexican press routinely uses both terms interchangably. Until they stop, or until I get a telephone call from Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, I will use the terms interchangably as well. |
| Posted by: badanov 2011-02-24 16:47 |
| #1 Naval infantry are NOT Marines. Read. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-02-24 07:14 |
