Gunmen kill 2 Mexican cops detailed to US mission

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AP
Publication Date: 
Sat, 2011-07-23 08:10

Mexican authorities say the men were shot while off duty in Guadalupe, a suburb of Monterrey. They were riding a motorcycle when gunmen in a vehicle opened fire.
US Embassy spokesman Alexander Featherstone confirms the men were assigned to guard US diplomats. He does not provide further details.
Mexican authorities say the officers guarded the US consulate in Monterrey.

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