US consulate staff ordered to ‘shelter in place’ as drug violence rages in Mexican border townBy Victor Nava
September 4, 2023
US consulate officials in the Mexican border town of Matamoros were ordered to “shelter in place” Monday as gun violence linked to drug cartels rages around them.
The town is where four Americans were kidnapped in March — and two of them eventually killed — after apparently being mistaken for cartel rivals.
Monday’s lockdown was triggered when four people were reportedly killed the same day in a shootout with the Mexican military in the border city, which sits across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.
“U.S. Consulate General Matamoros employees are currently under a shelter-in-place order until 1:30 p.m. in Matamoros due to gun violence occurring in the city,” read a tweet from the consulate Monday.
“We recommend you shelter in place and stay tuned to local news for updates in your area,” it added.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/04/us-consulate-staff-ordered-to-shelter-in-place-as-drug-violence-rages-in-mexican-border-town/
