Posted on 04/18/2007 1:37:37 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
TIJUANA, Mexico — Armed men opened fire and took people hostage at a hospital in this northern border city Wednesday, an apparent attempt to free a prisoner. Two people were killed, including a security guard and one of the attackers, police said.
Authorities were attempting to evacuate personnel and other patients from the facility, Red Cross official Fernando Esquer said.
Esquer said some hostages had been taken, but he did not know how many. He said the attack was related to the arrival earlier in the day of a Tijuana prison inmate who was receiving a standard medical procedure.
Police and army troops closed off streets surrounding the hospital.
Just shootin’ up hospitals Americans refuse to shoot up?
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Now how in blazes does a poor sick hospital patients relate to releasing prisoners? Mexico has now dropped to the same status as AQ using little children in their bombings.
So, clearly, this sort of thing is impossible.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.