CaboRon - 10-16-2008 at 03:17 PM
UNION-TRIBUNE
8:37 a.m. October 16, 2008
DAVID MAUNG / Special to SignOnSanDiego
Mexican soldiers watch over a cache of weapons confiscated after a
shootout in a kidnapping safe house that left at least five people
dead.
Recent & related:
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TIJUANA – At least five people are dead following a clash Wednesday
night between soldiers and gunmen protecting a safe house near a
junior high school in a residential area of the city.
Concern about recent violence led a medical group to urge a voluntary
curfew Wednesday through the end of November, calling for residents
to avoid going out after 9 p.m.
Also, the U.S. State Department has noted the spike in violence in
Tijuana and has included it in the most recent travel warning to
Mexico, which is issued every six months.
News reports from Tijuana showed panicked students running for cover
as gunshots rang out in the neighborhood known as Colonia Los Santos
in the city's central La Mesa district.
Four gunmen and a soldier died in the confrontation, a military
spokesman told reporters at the scene. A sixth body was found stashed
inside a large cooler inside the residence.
The gunfire broke out shortly after 6 p.m., while evening classes
were in session at Escuela Secundaria Numero 25.
Violent confrontations have increased in recent weeks in the Tijuana
region, leaving more than 100 people dead. Law enforcement officials
say rival groups of the Arellano Felix drug cartel are battling for
control of the region.
Ken Cooke - 10-16-2008 at 05:30 PM
I'm sure the residents there are angry and sick of these problems. Too bad for the school children who had to run for cover. 