The shootout took place on a roadway about 3 miles from the U.S. border.
– Seven suspected cartel gunmen and one soldier were killed in a shootout Wednesday between the army and gang members in the northern Mexico border city of Nuevo Laredo, authorities said.
Police in the border state of Tamaulipas said military personnel were attacked and one soldier was killed and seven were wounded. Seven presumed attackers also died, police said.
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