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DENNIS
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I came south through TJ/SY at noon today, along the fence road, up and over the hill to the Army check point. No soldiers in the street, a few
lounging around by the big white tent.
At the time, I had no idea what had been going down in the city but, now I'm surprised the Army wasn't manning the roadblock. I guess it was lunch
time.
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DianaT
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Just got back to the US a few hours ago, but came through Tecate --- glad we did.
Ferna,
Sure you will keep your family close by and stay safe. We know how much you and all of the great citizens of Tijuana hurt seeing this violence in
your beautiful city. May it all end soon.
Take Care
John and Diane
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bbbait
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Wow.. Looks close to the areas where you escorted us on a portion of our tour (race track)... Vaya con dios, Amigo
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fdt
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Thanks for the concern, were fine, lots of sounds of sirens all over.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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DENNIS
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Ferna....
Any news? Body count? Guesses or anything?
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fdt
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This is not something parents anywere want to see
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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BAJACAT
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Ten cuidado Vato y cuida a tu familia(be safe and take care of your family)...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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fdt
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Were fine, thanks
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Hook
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The SD reporter for the big news station in LA reported that the six dead found in the home were bad guys, not kidnap victims. 
I guess they could have been both, actually...........
[Edited on 1-18-2008 by Hook]
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Bug
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May God watch over you and your family.
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Russ
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Just read this this morning:
By Luis Perez
ASSOCIATED PRESS
9:41 p.m. January 17, 2008
TIJUANA, Mexico – Officials said they found six executed kidnapping victims inside a Tijuana house where gunmen took refuge Thursday during a chaotic
three-hour shootout with soldiers and police.
The victims, all male, were blindfolded and gagged and had been shot in the head, said Edgar Millan, a spokesman with the federal Public Safety
Department, at a news conference in Tijuana.
Soldiers, state and local police were sent in to help control the firefight that began when federal agents prepared to raid a house in the Tijuana
neighborhood of La Mesa that police now say was a shelter for a cell of the Arellano Felix drug cartel.
Three nearby schools were evacuated, and television showed police running with small children in their arms while shots rang out.
Millan said the shootout killed one gunman and wounded four officers, in the latest outbreak of violence across the border from San Diego.
Four gunmen were arrested – one is a state police investigator and another a Tijuana police officer, he said. The four men will be flown to Mexico
City for questioning.
Millan said officials recovered 11 automatic rifles and three bulletproof vests inside the house.
Already this week, gunmen shot and killed eight people in Tijuana, including two local police officers, as well as a district commander, his wife and
his 12-year-old daughter.
Also Thursday, employees at Tijuana's City Hall and police headquarters were evacuated after receiving death threats over a police radio frequency,
said Abraham Sarabia, a spokesman for city police.
Mexico has seen a spike in gang-related killings since the beginning of the year. The Mexican government has described the violence as revenge for
President Felipe Calderón's year-old crackdown on organized crime that sent thousands of soldiers and federal police into violence-plagued cities
nationwide.
In the central Mexican state of Hidalgo on Wednesday, assailants killed the director of public safety for the town of Tulancingo.
Jose Alvarado was shot more than 20 times, Hidalgo state police director Ahuizotl Figueroa said.
[Edited on 1-18-2008 by Russ]
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Hook
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So, the police frequencies have been infiltrated. Not surprising and not hard to do if they are not encrypted. The bad guys may know the police's
every move, irrespective of the bad cops within.
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bajadock
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Thanks FDT for news reporting. Helps all of us. Sad for violence, but, glad that it is getting some coverage in USA.
Happy that you and yours are safe.
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bancoduo
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http://www.banderasnews.com/0801/nr-mexgunmen.htm
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SDRonni
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http://www.cbs8.com/stories/story.115066.html
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