Mexican Soldiers Kill 9 Alleged Gunmen at US Border

Mexican Soldiers Kill 9 Alleged Gunmen at US Border
Soldiers of the Mexican Army in a file photo. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images
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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Mexican soldiers killed nine alleged gunmen along the border with Texas in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, officials said Monday.

The Mexico Attorney General’s office in Reynosa said the confrontation occurred Sunday morning in Miguel Aleman, across the Rio Grande from Roma, Texas. The office said its personnel observed the recovery of the bodies. The alleged aggressors were wearing military-like uniforms.