AZMEX UPDATE 27 DEC 2017
US border agent is shot from the Mexican side
The incident occurred in Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday
noroeste.com
12/27/2017 | 12:03 AM
http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones/view/agente-fronterizo-estadounidense-es-baleado-desde-el-lado-mexicano-1112075#mr
The United States Border Patrol confirmed that one of its agents is wounded by a bullet, by a shot that was from the bank of the Rio Grande, from the Mexican side.
According to the US federal agency, the facts were recorded on Tuesday near the city of Brownsville, Texas. According to the authorities, the border agent involved was assigned to the riparian unit and the bullet wound he received was not serious.
The incident is under investigation and the US Border Patrol is expected to know more details soon.
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times newspaper announced that during 2017 the aggressions against immigration agents increased by 76 percent, compared to 2016.
The Border Patrol has less than 20,000 agents, which is why President Donald Trump plans to hire 5,000 new agents.
However, during the last three years, only 523 agents have been hired, while in the same period 904 agents left their positions, according to the newspaper from Los Angles.
-With information from local media.
ALSO: http://www.chron.com/news/local/texas/article/Border-patrol-agent-hit-by-bullet-fired-from-12457403.php?ipid=hpctp
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