Mexico Sends Troops To Tijuana After String Of Cartel Violence - NBC News

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Federal officials in Mexico are deploying hundreds of troops to the border city of Tijuana following a wave of violent attacks. NBC News’ Guad Venegas reports on how violence from cartels has left dozens of businesses and vehicles destroyed this week.

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1. At Least 10 Blockades And Vehicles Set On Fire In Tijuana; No arrests

By Ivan 8/12/2022 11:50:00 PM

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In response to the events, the Mayor of Tijuana, Montserrat Caballero Ramírez, issued a message on her social networks where she condemned what happened and informed that she was coordinating with state and federal authorities and the armed forces to collaborate in the investigation of the events that took place this Friday, where public transportation and cargo units were set on fire.

The Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana campus, suspended classes and urged students of all grades to take shelter at home.

In different areas of the city, heavy traffic was reported due to the participation of police and firefighters to mitigate the disaster areas produced, according to official versions, by members of the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels.

The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana also instructed its personnel to take shelter.

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