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A Mexican marine and three alleged Zeta cartel members were killed in a gunfight Thursday night in a suburb of Monterrey. The Secretary of the Navy-Marines (SEMAR) reported that they were investigating a citizen call in Santa Catarina, just east of Monterrey. The Mexican Marines said they found several people inside two cars acting “suspiciously,” when they were attacked with grenades and firearms. In the gunfight that ensued, the Mexican marines said one of their soldiers was killed and three others were wounded with non-life threatening injuries. Three alleged Zeta cartel members were also killed. Two died when their car...

Authorities are now confirming the identity of a man who allegedly put a grenade in an 11-year-old boy's backpack. Harlingen police arrested 46-year-old Dedrick Thompson on child endangerment and probibited weapons charges on Thursday evening. The incident took place on West Monroe Avenue between North D Street and North E Street. Police said Thompson approached the boy when he got off a school bus and put something in the boy's backpack. Family members told Action 4 News that they found a grenade inside. Authorities sealed off the area and the Brownsville Police Department bomb squad was able to dispose of...

British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan, David Cameron has said. International forces originally said she died on Friday when one of her captors detonated a suicide vest. But the prime minister said new details had come to light suggesting her death may have resulted from a US grenade. Mr Cameron said he had spoken to her family about the "deeply distressing" news. Continue reading the main story Related stories Cameron statement on Afghan death Hostage rescuers 'ignored Afghan advice' Timeline: UK hostage rescue bid Ms Norgrove, 36,...

MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Northern Mexico was shaken by a weekend of violence, with 34 deaths blamed on drug cartels and a series of grenade attacks that injured a dozen people, officials said Sunday. Twelve people were hurt in a late night grenade attack at a busy plaza outside Monterrey, according to officials who said it was one of four bombings to rock the industrial border city over the weekend. Authorities said Sunday that the grenade was thrown by unidentified assailants at about 11 pm Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) near the town hall in Guadalupe, a suburb of the bustling...

(CNN) -- At least three grenades exploded near the U.S. consulate in Monterrey, Mexico late Friday, a consulate employee told CNN Saturday. The closest blast was within 40 meters (44 yards) of the consulate, spokesperson Brian Quigley said. He did not offer many more details, but Justin Davis, a consulate duty officer, said the series of explosions occurred over the course of an hour, starting at 8 p.m. local time. Davis said there were no reports of deaths or injuries of Americans or any damage to U.S. property, though a few cars in the area were damaged. Shrapnel injured the...

Violence continued Wednesday in Matamoros as a grenade was thrown at city hall and a local university was shut down because of a threat of some type of attack. Also, the Mexican navy announced the arrest of 30 Gulf Cartel members during operations conducted Monday and Tuesday throughout the state of Tamaulipas. As disturbances continued to plague Matamoros, panic ripped through downtown around 9:30 a.m. when a grenade was thrown at city hall, injuring two people. Federal police and the military cordoned off an area six blocks wide around the main plaza at the intersection of Calle Sexta and Morelos....

Mexican authorities have confirmed several shootouts through the streets of Matamoros, while U.S. authorities confirmed the temporary closing of two international bridges. The shootouts took place late Monday night and early this morning for approximately two hours between the Mexican Military and various groups of armed gunmen from both the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, said a Mexican law enforcement official who asked that his name not be released citing security reasons. The shootouts were reported in various areas as the gunmen fought and moved spraying the streets with gunfire and multiple grenades. The areas where the shootouts took place...

A heavily-armed shootout between two groups of armed men has left at least 12 men dead in a small town outside of Padilla, Tamaulipas. The El Norte newspaper reported that the shootout ended around 2:30 a.m. Monday in the Ejido Las Brasiles. El Norte reported that the armed men used grenades, assault rifles and other high-powered weapons. The newspaper reported that the Mexican Army sealed off the area while authorities investigated the crime scene. Padilla is located just northeast of the Tamaulipas capital of Ciudad Victoria. It's not the first time Padilla has seen violence. At least five people were...

Authorities are looking for two men following a grenade attack on the Mexican Attorney General's (PGR) Office in Matamoros. The attack happened at he PGR building at the corner of Calle Sexta and Calle Iturbide around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Nobody was injured in the attack but three cars outside the building were damaged. The building is located just a few blocks from Brownsville's B&M International Bridge. Officials told Action 4 News that two young men were masked when they drove by in a white, four-door car. The men threw two grenades at the building but only one of them detonated...

Officials were forced to close northbound traffic on the Gateway International Bridge for a short time Sunday because of a grenade attack in Matamoros, officials said. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Eduardo Perez, an incident in Matamoros at about 7:20 pm. caused Mexican authorities to divert traffic to from Gateway International Bridge to B&M International Bridge and Veterans International Bridge for approximately 45 minutes. “CBP officers continue to process traffic and people while being ever vigilant, we will continue to ensure the security of our facilities and our top priority as always is the safety of the...

Amid Mexico's escalating drug violence, grenades have become the latest weapon of choice used by drug gangs, with many of the grenades of Cold War vintage and manufactured in the U.S. or Eastern Europe, according to a recent Washington Post story. So on hearing that a grenade which wounded at least 15 people was detonated in a nightspot in Puerto Vallarta, a destination once popular with tourists from the U.S. and elsewhere before the surging violence, it was easy enough to assume that someone had rolled a grenade into the bar as part of the cycle of attacks and revenge....

Mexican authorities responded Tuesday night to a shootout at Mexico’s attorney general’s office (PGR) in Matamoros and to a grenade that was thrown near B&M International Bridge. Sources say the incident began when a brief firefight broke out between Mexican military and armed gunmen at approximately 8 p.m. at the PGR offices on Sixth Street in Matamoros. It was not clear if anyone was injured or killed in this latest attack. During the attack, a grenade exploded near the Junta de Aguas y Drenajes facility a few yards away from B&M International Bridge. Because of the explosion, a number of...

Mexican media outlets are reporting grenade attacks at Televisa television studios in Matamoros and Monterrey. The El Norte newspaper reported the attack in it's on-line edition reported that the Matamoros attack took place after 9 p.m. Saturday. The El Milenio newspaper reported that the Monterrey attack took place after 1 a.m. Sunday. El Norte reported that that grenade was thrown from a car and landed on the roof of the Matamoros Televisa buildng causing damage but no injuries. El Milenio reported that a single grenade was thrown at the Monterrey Televisa building damaging a truck parked outside. The newspaper reported...

Four alleged members of the drug trafficking organization Los Zetas are dead following a shootout with authorities near San Fernando. The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) reported that Marines out on patrol came under fire around 6 p.m. Thursday. The shootout reportedly four alleged members of the Zetas dead. SEMAR officials reported seizing: • One rocket launcher • Nine assault rifles • Two handguns • Three fragmentation grenades • 2,600 ammunition cartridges • 10 bulletproof vests • 500 grams of cocaine • 223,000 pesos in cash • Three vehicles Names of the those killed in the battle were not released but the...

EL PASO, Texas -- Mexican federal police officers were attacked with a grenade on Sunday, nearly two weeks after Mexican federal police were attacked with a car bomb. According to El Diario, several journalists were present during the grenade attack on Sunday. It was not immediately clear what the extent of the injuries were from the grenade explosion. Before the grenade attack, the Mexican federal police officers were attacked by gunmen in an SUV in Northern Juarez. One officer was killed and another three were injured in the shooting. The gunmen got away, but the officers were later able to...

MEXICO CITY – Mexican Federal Police freed two kidnapped journalists held captive since last Monday in the northern part of the country by an organized crime group, officials said Saturday. The two were in a group of four journalists who were intercepted last Monday in the La Laguna region, which includes areas in the states of Coahuila and Durango in northern Mexico. One of them, Hector Gordoa of Televisa, was released Thursday in good health. In an operation based on intelligence work, the agents rescued the two journalists in the city of Gomez Palacio, Durango state, according to a communique...

Four men are found dead early this morning in front of the Plaza de Torros Lauro Luis Longoria in Nuevo Laredo. We want to warn you, the image we are about to show you is graphic. Media outlets in Mexico are now saying authorities have confirmed that the bodies were discovered right before 6 a.m. this morning. The men appeared to have been tortured. Dead cats and dogs were also found, along with two messages. One note allegedly saying, "I am the one who threw the grenade at the sporting event." It also said he and his friend were paid...

A fragmentation grenade was detonated Monday night at the Benito Juárez sports complex, leaving one dead and 16 wounded, according to officials who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to give details. According to a source, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the victims were treated at three separate medical facilities: Hospital General, Clinica de Especialidades and the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Socíal. Authorities have remained silent on the details, but said they are investigating. Military officials did not immediately return calls. The Benito Juárez sports complex is located east of...

Yesterday's violence in Nuevo Laredo caused people to rush across our bridges in fear. Now today, Mexican officials are confirming what happened, saying at least a dozen people are dead and many other are wounded--including some children. Video off of youtube.com reveals the sound of gunfire in Nuevo Laredo. In a recent statement, the Federal Interior Department said nine suspects were killed as well as two civilians and one soldier. The Associated Press says 21 people were caught in the crossfire and are wounded, including three children. There have also been reports of shooters opening fire on a school bus,...

MEXICO CITY -- Grenades made in the United States and sent to Central America during the Cold War have resurfaced as terrifying new weapons in almost weekly attacks by Mexican drug cartels. Sent a generation ago to battle communist revolutionaries in the jungles of Central America, U.S. grenades are being diverted from dusty old armories and sold to criminal mafias, who are using them to destabilize the Mexican government and terrorize civilians, according to U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials. The redeployment of U.S.-made grenades by Mexican drug lords underscores the increasingly intertwined nature of the conflict, as President Felipe...