Borderland Beat: 1 dead, 8 wounded in Rio Bravo shootout http://t.co/lkn1nOcc
— Mark Unice (@Tacticalblur) March 17, 2012
One unidentified individual was killed and eight others were hurt in a gun battle in Tamaulipas state between armed suspects and a Mexican Army patrol Friday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts.
A Mexican Army patrol came under small arms fire from armed suspects in Santa Apolonia ejido near gaps leading to the village of Empalme around noon, sparking a three hour gunfight.
What? You don’t know the states of the Estados Unidos de Mexico?
Learn them, and also the Provinces of Canada. Don’t embarrass us.
Actually . . . we got nothin’.
Update:
MX Army confirms the deaths of 13 gunmen during Wednesday shootout with soldiers in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas #narco #reynosafollow #rgv
— Sergio Chapa (@SergioChapa) March 25, 2011
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/17/gunfight-at-rio-bravo/