Calm has returned to a Reynosa neighborhood following an hour-long battle between soldiers and criminals using high-powered weapons and explosives.
Mexican media outlets reported that the hour-long battle happened in the Colonia El Maestro on the city’s eastside around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The El Milenio newspaper reported that at least 20 explosions rocked the normally peaceful neighborhood along the highway to Rio Bravo.
Mexican officials told El Milenio that the shootout started during a chase that began on the opposite side of the city on the highway to Monterrey.
The newspaper reported that hundreds of spent bullet casings were left at the scene with property damage to homes and cars.
El Milenio reported that at least three people were taken to Reynosa’s General Hospital but reporters could not verify if the victims were soldiers or civilians.
Click here to read the full story from El Milenio in Spanish
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