6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire

Egyptians among six migrants killed by Mexican soldiers

The six migrants who died after Mexican soldiers fired on the pick-up truck they were traveling in were from Egypt, El Salvador and Peru, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. The killings, which occurred in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Tuesday, underscore the tensions on Mexico's southern border as it faces U.S. pressure to contain migration. "It's a regrettable event and it must be investigated and punished," Sheinb…

Mexico vows inquiry after soldiers fire on U.S.-bound migrants, killing six

Mexico vows to investigate after soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying U.S.-bound migrants near the country's border with Guatemala, killing six.

6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border after Mexican army troops open fire

Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and El Salvador died in an event that President Claudia Sheinbaum described Thursday as “deplorable.” Ten other migrants were wounded in the shooting. Sheinbaum did not say how many…

6 migrants killed by Mexican soldiers in Chiapas

Six migrants died on Tuesday night after the Mexican Army opened fire on vehicles that attempted to evade military personnel carrying out patrols in the southern state of Chiapas, the Defense Ministry (Sedena) said. Ten other migrants were injured in the incident, which occurred on a highway north of the city of Tapachula, located near Mexico’s border with Guatemala. President Sheinbaum said the two soldiers who fired on the migrants have been s…

Mexican soldiers open fire on migrant truck, killing 6

Mexican soldiers opened fire on a north-bound pickup truck carrying 33 migrants near the Guatemalan border Tuesday, Oct. 1, killing six. The group of migrants included individuals from Egypt, Nepal, Cuba, India, Pakistan, and at least one other country, Mexico’s newly sworn-in President Claudia Sheinbaum said. Four migrants died at the scene, while two others later died from their injuries at a nearby hospital. Ten other migrants in the truck we…

6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fire

Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and El Salvador died in an event that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described Thursday as 'deplorable.'