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Mexican army confirms soldiers killed 5 civilians in border city, sparking clash between soldiers and residents
CBSN
Mexico's Defense Department confirmed Tuesday that soldiers opened fire on a pickup truck in the violent northern border city of Nuevo Laredo over the weekend, killing five men and wounding a sixth.
The shooting ignited a clash Sunday between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest. A seventh person in the vehicle was unharmed.
The department said in a statement that it was cooperating with civilian prosecutors investigating the deaths.
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