Four US citizens were assaulted and kidnapped by gunmen in northeastern Mexico on Friday in a case of mistaken identity, a US official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The Americans are believed to have been targeted by mistake and were not the intended victims, the official said. They had traveled to the border city of Matamoros for medical procedures, the official said, citing receipts found in the vehicle. An innocent Mexican citizen was killed in the incident, US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said. Matamoros, a city of more than 500,000 people in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, is located just across from Brownsville, Texas.

Source: CNN March 07, 2023 02:23 UTC