US, Mexico Deploy 500 Troops at Border as Sheinbaum Demands Evidence of Gunfire
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 5
US, Mexico Deploy 500 Troops at Border as Sheinbaum Demands Evidence of Gunfire
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 5
Summary
Mirror operations began Sunday along the Tamaulipas-Texas border after U.S. officials said Coast Guard members came under fire near the frontier.
500 Mexican army and National Guard personnel were sent with helicopters, drones and anti-drone equipment, while U.S. forces also deployed hundreds to the area.
Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexican armed forces detected no shots fired from Mexico and pressed Washington to provide evidence for the reported cross-border gunfire.
U.S. officials have not identified who fired the shots, and the U.S. military did not immediately answer questions about the incident.