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Girl killed in crossfire during Matamoros arrest operation, broadcaster reports

Burned vehicles blocked roads across two Tamaulipas cities, while an exploding tank injured a civil protection official.

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0:13Domínguez reports that roadblocks and violence began around late morning in Matamoros.
1:05The correspondent says a girl was killed and her mother wounded in crossfire.
2:00He describes a confrontation involving a Navy helicopter and suspected criminals in Las Rusias.
4:12Civil protection coordinator Gustavo Acuña was injured by an exploding tank, but was out of danger, Domínguez reports.
5:00Armed convoys caused alarm among parents near a high school, according to the correspondent.
6:02The presenter reads the federal arrest announcement and allegations against Axel Alfredo "N."

A girl was killed and her mother wounded in crossfire during an operation to arrest a suspected criminal leader in Matamoros, according to Mexico's MILENIO. The report describes gunfire, burning vehicles and roadblocks that disrupted the border city and nearby Río Bravo.

Correspondent Ángel Domínguez says the violence began around late morning. He reports a confrontation between an armed Mexican Navy helicopter and suspected criminals in Las Rusias, a rural community outside Matamoros. The girl and her mother were traveling in a vehicle when they were caught in the shooting, he says. His account does not establish who fired the bullets that struck them.

Matamoros lies across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, in northeastern Mexico. The report shows burned vehicles being removed from roads and describes the additional dangers facing emergency crews. Domínguez says civil protection coordinator Gustavo Acuña was injured when a tank on a burned vehicle exploded, but was out of danger.

The disruption also reached school areas. Domínguez describes parents' alarm near Juan José de la Garza high school as armed convoys moved through the area. By the time of his live report, he says, calm was gradually returning to the city.

In the studio, the presenter reads a statement from federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirming the arrest of two people, including Axel Alfredo "N," in an intelligence-led military and National Guard operation. Authorities identify him as a suspected Gulf Cartel figure and link him to homicide, kidnapping, extortion and trafficking in drugs, weapons and people. These are the authorities' allegations, not findings of guilt.

The official account says weapons, ammunition, drugs and a vehicle were seized. The broadcast also reports that Axel Alfredo "N" was transferred to Mexico City.