Hundreds cower in Cabo San Lucas shops as security forces trade fire with gunmen outside
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[QUOTE=Washington Post]CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Hundreds of people cowered for about two hours inside a shopping mall in this resort town Saturday while security forces traded sporadic gunfire with armed men in the parking lot and then searched stores for suspects.No one was injured in the gunbattle, but some cars and entrance doors to the shopping center were damaged, authorities said.
Police said they arrested two men who were also suspected of being involved in an overnight attack near the mall that killed a Mexican marine.
Authorities said the shooting at the Plaza Sendero shopping center erupted when marines and police found armed men in the parking lot about 1 p.m. Police ordered shoppers and employees to stay inside during the battle and the later search of the mall.
The military said army troops arrived to help secure the area and caught one suspect, who was turned over to city officials. The soldiers also provided security for the shoppers and employees inside the mall, who were allowed to leave around 3 p.m.
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At least nobody was injured.
But I can't exactly say I'm surprised, there's been a lot of shit going on in Mexico.
Ah, Mexico.
The place that looks lovely on the tourist brochures but is very likely to kill me if I go there.
Whenever I hear about something like this in Mexico, the image of the wild west and scenes from RDR spring into my head
[QUOTE=ewitwins;33051385]Ah, Mexico.
The place that looks lovely on the tourist brochures but is very likely to kill me if I go there.[/QUOTE]
The tourist sections of mexico are very nice. Just stay near the sunny beaches.
My cruise is going to Mexico on January, I'm scared.
Last time I was on a cruise to Cabo there was a US coast guard boat parked off shore.
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I wish the cartels would just spontaneously combust so people didn't have live in fear of their lives everyday.
[quote] killed [B]a Mexican marine.[/B][/quote]
Wait, Mexico has a navy?
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How uninformed am I.
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[quote]The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves, over 189 ships, and about 130 aircraft.[/quote]
Oh shit
didn't see that coming
[QUOTE=Contag;33051885]Wait, Mexico has a navy?
[editline]31st October 2011[/editline]
How uninformed am I.
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Oh shit
didn't see that coming[/QUOTE]
It's like they're a legitimate country or something!
[QUOTE=Groat;33052052]It's like they're a legitimate country or something![/QUOTE]
The way the cartels operate with such impunity really gives a bad impression.
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;33051555]Last time I was on a cruise to Cabo there was a US coast guard boat parked off shore.
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Same here. Though considering that I saw more Americans than Mexicans they may as well have been protecting an American enclave or something.
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