Headline Roundup • November 5th, 2019
Nine U.S. Citizens Killed In Mexico
World,Religion And Faith,Mexico,Violence,Drug Cartels,Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,Military,Donald Trump,Terrorism
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - At least three women and six children, all apparently U.S. citizens, were slaughtered by drug cartel gunmen in northern Mexico, officials said Tuesday. Six children were found alive, one child had a bullet wound and one child was still missing.
Mexican Security Secretary Alfonso Durazo said the gunmen may have mistaken the group's large SUVs for rival gangs. He said at least five children have been taken to Phoenix, Arizona for treatment.
The slaughter of U.S. citizens on Mexican soil quickly became an international issue, with...

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The victims are members of the LeBaron family, linked to a breakaway Mormon community that settled in Mexico several decades ago.
The victims were travelling in a convoy of vehicles.
The security minister said the group could have been targeted accidentally as a result of mistaken identity.
Nine members of a Mormon community of dual U.S.-Mexican citizens were killed in northern Mexico Monday in what appears to be a vicious drug cartel attack. Mexicoβs minister for public security confirmed Tuesday that three women and six children were killed in broad daylight as they drove on a highway in the border state of Sonora, an area contested by organized crime groups. One vehicle reportedly stopped because of a flat tire, and assailants attacked the stranded car, killing the driver and four children, including 6-month-old twins. The attackers then...
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