Naval Troops Kill Six After Mexican Black Hawk Helicopter Comes Under Attack Gabriela Gorbea - VICE News
go to original July 6, 2015

A Mexican Navy helicopter came under fire from unidentified armed men near the US border on Sunday, leading to a shootout that left six of the attackers dead.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning while the helicopter patrolled a rural area south of the city of Nuevo Laredo, in the border state of Tamaulipas, directly across from Laredo, Texas. The area is considered under control of the Zetas cartel.

According to Mexico's Navy, known as Semar, troops aboard the Black Hawk chopper noticed a convoy of vehicles carrying armed men. The individuals opened fire on the helicopter, which led servicemen to fire warning shots against the attackers.

The gunfire from the vehicles continued, so the Navy responded, killing six.



A video posted on Semar's Youtube page shows bullet impacts suffered by the Black Hawk. Authorities continued to patrol the area, and have so far seized four vehicles and six weapons.

Few other details were released on Monday, including whether any of the attackers were detained. No Mexican servicemen were injured in the incident.

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