DoctorWho
July 26th, 2011, 10:13 PM
DONNA, Texas (AP) — Almost three dozen uniformed Mexican soldiers in four military vehicles crossed the Rio Grande into South Texas near McAllen without authorization.
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon on the new Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge over the Rio Grande, about 15 miles southeast of McAllen.
Federal officials were releasing little information on the incident. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Rick Pauza said the crossing was inadvertent and that no gunfire or injuries were reported.
Pauza said "occasionally these incidents do occur" and CBP has procedures in place for handling them. He said the soldiers were interviewed and all were returned to Mexico.
Pauza declined to comment on what the soldiers were doing when they crossed the border, referring those inquiries to Mexican military officials.http://news.yahoo.com/uniformed-mexican-soldiers-cross-south-texas-023958575.html;_ylt=AiRy1K9AhlDrHx8GDVmufiGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNla2dwNG40BHBrZwM3Nj M3NTZiYy1mZTU4LTMyYWItODNkMC0yZmYyNjczOGEzMDkEcG9zAzE0BHNlYwNsbl9MYXRlc3ROZXdzX2 dhbAR2ZXIDNDAxMmE0NDAtYjdmYy0xMWUwLWJmYmItMmMxOWJhOTRjOTA3;_ylv=3
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon on the new Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge over the Rio Grande, about 15 miles southeast of McAllen.
Federal officials were releasing little information on the incident. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Rick Pauza said the crossing was inadvertent and that no gunfire or injuries were reported.
Pauza said "occasionally these incidents do occur" and CBP has procedures in place for handling them. He said the soldiers were interviewed and all were returned to Mexico.
Pauza declined to comment on what the soldiers were doing when they crossed the border, referring those inquiries to Mexican military officials.http://news.yahoo.com/uniformed-mexican-soldiers-cross-south-texas-023958575.html;_ylt=AiRy1K9AhlDrHx8GDVmufiGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNla2dwNG40BHBrZwM3Nj M3NTZiYy1mZTU4LTMyYWItODNkMC0yZmYyNjczOGEzMDkEcG9zAzE0BHNlYwNsbl9MYXRlc3ROZXdzX2 dhbAR2ZXIDNDAxMmE0NDAtYjdmYy0xMWUwLWJmYmItMmMxOWJhOTRjOTA3;_ylv=3