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February 28, 2023

Mexican Soldiers Shoot Dead FIve Unarmed Men in Nuevo Laredo Near Border
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Mexican soldiers shot dead five unarmed men on Sunday in the town of
Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas, sparking angry
protests. The men were reportedly returning home from a nightclub. The
Nuevo Laredo Human Rights Committee said soldiers fired at least 20
shots at the men, who were in a pickup truck. A sixth person in the
truck was injured. Soldiers later fired shots to disperse local
residents who began protesting at the scene of the shooting.


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