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The Mexican attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of five men, including a possible United States citizen, who were allegedly killed by soldiers near the US border.
The defense ministry said in a statement that it was working with investigators to clarify the events that occurred early Sunday in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.
According to a complaint from the Nuevo Laredo Human Rights Committee, a local civil society group, the young men were traveling in a truck after leaving a nightclub when they were shot by soldiers.
For its part, the defense ministry said the troops were carrying out a routine patrol when they heard gunshots.
The statement added that the pick-up truck, carrying seven people, accelerated as the soldiers approached.
It collided with a parked vehicle, and upon hearing the noise, the military personnel activated their weapons.
According to the Nuevo Laredo Human Rights Committee, the vehicle received 20 bullet holes and one of the deceased was a US national.
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