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April 12, 2012

Immigrants Ambushed, Killed by Armed Militia in Arizona 
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In Arizona, two people trying to cross into the United States from
Mexico have been killed in an apparent attack by an armed militia.
According to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, the victims were
killed when a pickup truck carrying up to 30 undocumented immigrants
near the Arizona town of Eloy was ambushed by "subjects in camouflage
clothing armed with rifles." The attack comes as Arizona lawmakers are
considering a measure that would create a state-backed armed militia to
work with Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border to capture
undocumented immigrants.



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