Over 50 Shots from Mexico Side Fired at Rio Grande Border Patrol Agents

Over 50 Shots from Mexico Side Fired at Rio Grande Border Patrol Agents
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection boat patrols the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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Border patrol agents who were patrolling the Rio Grande early on Aug. 9 were shot at from the Mexican side of the riverbank, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement.

The federal agency said agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit were patrolling near Fronton in south Texas when they came under fire. The agents reported over 50 rounds were shot at them by four people with automatic weapons.