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Mysterious warning signs pop up on Mexican beach near the Texas border
Six warning signs marking a U.S. National Defense Area were mistakenly placed on Mexican territory and promptly removed by Mexican Navy amid a border boundary dispute.
- On Monday, US 'contractors' arrived by boat at Playa Bagdad, Mexico, near the Rio Grande mouth, and drove six signs into the sand with text `Warning: restricted area.`
- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said the Pentagon confirmed contractors marked `National Defense Area III`, citing water depth changes that altered the perceived international boundary amid tensions linked to President Donald Trump.
- Alarmed witnesses alerted officials and heavily armed Mexican security personnel rushed to the scene in trucks mounted with machine guns, creating a terrifying standoff.
- The Pentagon admitted its troops were mistaken when they landed on the beach, a report said it was a `deeply embarrassing` error as the U.S. Embassy confirmed contractors placed the markers.
- The episode could embarrass the Pentagon and strain U.S.-Mexico relations after a `terrifying standoff` on the beach, while Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said the International Boundary and Water Commission would resolve the dispute.
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