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Mexican Officials Rescue 31 Migrants Kidnapped By Gunmen

The secretary of the Interior of Mexico, Luisa María Alcalde Luján, took to social media, and wrote, "Governor Américo Villareal has just informed us that the 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas were rescued safely."

Latin Times

Roof Collapse At Mexican Church Kills Nine During Mass

Tragedy strikes as a roof caves in, leaving casualties and injuries during a church service in Ciudad Madero.

Zenger

11 are dead after a church roof collapses in Mexico

Authorities called off the search early Monday. After initially fearing that dozens could still be trapped under the rubble, searches led them to believe no one remained unaccounted for.

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Video shows Mexican cartel with a working AT4 rocket launcher? Here’s what we know

A video widely shared on social media in late May shows a man, wearing a bulletproof vest marked with the logo of a Mexican cartel, carrying a weapon that looks like an AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher. The Russian ambassador to Mexico joined in the debate about the video on Twitter,…

France 24

Mexico: 26 killed in fiery road crash with cargo van ramming into trailer in Tamaulipas

At least 26 people have died in a fiery road accident involving a cargo van and a trailer in the state of Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Mexican cartels' five WORST massacres from burning down casino to bloody prison riot

The drug cartels, such as the fearsome Los Zetas based in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, that run the drug routes into the US wage nearly constant war with the authorities, rival cartels and even between internal factions

Daily Mirror

Inside Mexico's most brutal cartel Los Zetas who massacred 193 bus passengers

Since their bloody split with the Gulf Cartel, this new group has been in constant war with their parent cartel for control over the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas

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Former Mexican presidential candidate sentenced to US prison

Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, ex-governor of Tamaulipas, is accused of using $3.5m in bribes to buy property in the US.

Al Jazeera

Inside Scorpions drug gang that 'assumed responsibility' for deadly kidnaps in Mexico

Five men tied up and left for the police to seize as an 'apology' for the kidnappings are believed to be members of the 'Scorpions', a group known for its brutality and use of military-style tactics

Daily Mirror

Mexican drug cartel ‘apologises’ for deadly kidnapping of four Americans, blaming rogue members

An unnamed Tamaulipas state law enforcement official leaked a letter believed to be authored by the Gulf drug cartel

The Independent UK

One million people do it every year. But after the tummy tuck murders, how safe is it to seek healthcare in Mexico?

The killing of two US citizens on their way to a Mexican clinic is a stark warning for the nearly one million Americans who cross the border for medical care each year, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping victim forced to watch friends die had feared for safety before trip

Zindell Brown, one of the two found dead in Matamoros had expressed concerns over their safety before travelling to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Latavia McGee said she and Eric James Williams watched him and Shaeed Woodard get killed

Daily Mirror

One million people do it every year. But after the tummy tuck murders, how safe is it to seek healthcare in Mexico?

The killing of two US citizens on their way to a Mexican clinic is a stark warning for the nearly one million Americans who cross the border for medical care each year, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?

Four US citizens were ambushed and taken hostage in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into Mexico for a cosmetic surgery procedure. Four days later, two of them were found dead and two were rescued. Andrea Blanco and Joe Sommerlad report

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Four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico by cartel gunmen. How safe is it to travel there for healthcare?

The killing of two US citizens on their way to a Mexican clinic is a stark warning for the nearly one million Americans who cross the border for medical care each year, Io Dodds reports

The Guardian - US

Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, officials say

Two killed, third person injured and fourth unharmed after quartet traveling for cosmetic surgery were seized in Tamaulipas

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested in death of Mexico ‘tummy tuck’ tourists as US vows ‘justice will be done’

The group was taken hostage on Friday after entering the state of Tamaulipas in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf cartel

WEKU

2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.

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Two of four US citizens kidnapped in Mexico found dead

MEXICO CITY - Two of the four US citizens kidnapped after crossing the border into crime-plagued northeastern Mexico have been found dead, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead and two others discovered alive

Américo Villarreal, the governor of Tamaulipas state, confirmed that two of the US citizens, who were reportedly in the country for medical treatment, were killed, with another wounded and a fourth found alive

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping — live: Americans seized by drug cartel asked for directions before deadly Matamoros attack

Video seemingly showed the moment Latavia ‘Tay’ Mcgee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams were kidnapped in Matamoros - an area dominated by the Gulf drug cartel

Chicago Sun-Times

2 Americans dead, 2 rescued after violent Mexico kidnapping

The surviving Americans were back on U.S. soil after being sped to the border near Brownsville, Texas, in a convoy of ambulances and SUVs escorted by Mexican military Humvees and National Guard trucks with mounted machine guns.

Tribune News Service

With the kidnapping of 4 US citizens, is it safe to travel to Mexico?

DALLAS — Public safety concerns have spiked around travel to Mexico, with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The visitors had just crossed the border through Brownsville, Texas.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnappings: What we know about the abduction of four US citizens in Matamoros

US citizens ambushed and taken hostage in border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into country from Brownsville, Texas, for cosmetic surgery procedure

Daily Mirror

Matamoros kidnapping: FBI offers $50,000 after four US citizens taken at gunpoint

The FBI said the four Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates and crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas in Mexico, on Friday where they were kidnapped

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