A night full of violence was experienced in the state of Chiapas, where at least two buses were attacked by armed individuals, who They faced gunfire with security forces, leaving as balance several injured.
According to local media, shortly after midnight, the first assault was recorded on the toll road that connects Ocozocoautla with Arriaga, when a bus OCC company It was moving from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to the city of Tapachula.
At kilometer 28 there were armed individuals, who boarded the truck with the number 2021, to assault the passengers, later they transferred the unit to the Tierra y Libertad community.
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At said site, the assailants stripped the passengers of their belongings. It is unknown how many there were, but it is known that there were at least two injured people, who had to be taken to a hospital by the Mexican Red Cross.
Confrontation and assault on a bus in Chiapas
Local media reported that a few hours after the first assault, a second act of violence was recorded, but this time on the toll route of the via Coita-Arriaga, where security forces allegedly clashed with criminals.
Unofficially, it was said that elements of the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena), were carrying out an operation in said area, when armed individuals began to attack them, which caused a shootout to break out.
In the midst of the crossfire a ADO company busso the passengers tried to take shelter, while the attackers used the truck as a shield.
However, a second version in this regard states that the armed individuals tried to attack the bus and when the Sedena elements arrived, the armed confrontation began.
Unofficially, it was said that a passenger ended up wounded by a gunshot in this confrontation. While the ADO truck ended up with several gunshot wounds to the bodywork.
The roads remained closed for several hours to protect the safety of the people traveling on them and it was not until around 3:00 a.m. that they reopened.
So far, authorities have not shared details in this regard.
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