Mexican Army Kills 12 Gunmen in Shootout Near Texas Border

A view across the Rio Grande at Miguel Aleman, Mexico, from the Roma Bluffs near Rio Grande City, Texas, on March 22, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

MEXICO CITY—Mexican soldiers killed 12 gunmen in a shootout near the Texas border, authorities said.

The security department of the northern border state of Tamaulipas said late Sunday the confrontation took place in the township of Miguel Aleman, across the border from Roma, Texas.