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Coverage dated March 5, 2023 to March 6, 2023

4 U.S. citizens missing, feared kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico

Headline from WWL New Orleans, from the development of Mar 6, 2023

Newest development Mar 7, 2023 · 4 reportsThe U.S. and Mexico are working together to find 4 Americans who were kidnapped

The four, traveling in a van with North Carolina license plates, entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.

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  1. Names this update

    4 U.S. citizens missing, feared kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico

    Headline from WWL New Orleans ·

  2. Newest

    The U.S. and Mexico are working together to find 4 Americans who were kidnapped

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. WWL New Orleans

    4 U.S. citizens missing, feared kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    The four, traveling in a van with North Carolina license plates, entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Four Americans Missing and Feared Kidnapped in Mexico, FBI Says (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The agency is offering a $50,000 reward for their return.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Four Americans fired on, kidnapped just over the border in Mexico (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Americans came under fire shortly after they crossed the border Friday into the city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    4 US citizens were kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico in case of mistaken identity, US official says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Rosa Flores, Josh Campbell, Paul P. Murphy, Polo Sandoval and Rebekah Riess, CNN Four US citizens were assaulted and kidnapped by gunmen in northeastern Mexico on Friday in a case of mistaken identity, a US official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

  5. CBS News

    4 Americans missing after they were kidnapped in Mexican border city, FBI says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The agency says their vehicle was fired on after it entered Matamoros. The city, home to warring Gulf drug cartel factions, was the scene of several shootouts late last week.

  6. Fox26 Houston

    4 US citizens kidnapped amid shootout in Mexico after crossing from Texas (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas last week to buy medicine and got caught in a shootout that killed at least one Mexican citizen, U.S. and Mexican officials said Monday.

  7. Breitbart News

    GRAPHIC: FBI Confirms Four U.S. Citizens Shot, Kidnapped in Mexican Border City (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The FBI has confirmed that cartel gunmen shot and kidnapped four U.S. citizens in the border city of Matamoros on Friday.

  8. Voice of America

    FBI: Four Americans Shot At, Kidnapped in Northeast Mexico (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Four American citizens were shot at and kidnapped by armed men after driving across the U.S. border into northeastern Mexico, the FBI said Sunday. The Americans crossed into Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, on Friday, driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, the U.S. Federal...

  9. RedState

    4 Americans Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Matamoros, Mexico (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    The four were traveling in a white mini-van and had just crossed over into Matamoros from Brownsville, Texas.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    4 kidnapped Americans crossed into Mexico to buy medicine (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas last week to buy medicine but were caught in a shootout that killed at least one Mexican citizen, U.S. and Mexican officials said Monday.

  11. Fox10 Phoenix

    4 Americans shot at, kidnapped in northern Mexico: FBI (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said.

  12. Courthouse News Service

    4 US citizens kidnapped in Mexico border city amid shootout (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A video posted to social media shows armed men loading four people into the bed of a pickup truck in broad daylight. One was alive and sitting up, but the others appeared to be either dead or wounded.

  13. WMUR

    4 US citizens missing in Mexico were there for medical procedures and targeted by mistake, US official says (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The missing Americans drove into Matamoros on Friday and were fired upon by unidentified gunmen and were "placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by armed men," a release from the FBI in San Antonio said.

  14. Fox News

    Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico may have been targeted unintentionally: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The four American citizens who were kidnapped in Mexico may have been the victims of mistaken identity, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    4 US citizens kidnapped in northern Mexico – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The FBI said that the four Americans were traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said they crossed the border to buy medicine.

  16. The Federalist

    Four Americans Kidnapped In Mexico As Border Violence Spirals (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Four Americans who went missing in Mexico last week were taken in a possible kidnapping, according to the FBI.

  17. Washington Times

    Americans kidnapped in Mexico were there to buy medicine, possible cases of mistaken identity (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico crossed the border to buy medication and may have been victims of mistaken identity, the Mexican president said Monday, even as the White House remained mum about the incident for privacy reasons.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    4 Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico, officials say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The FBI says four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Mexico after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the border city of Matamoros.

  19. Townhall

    Four American Citizens Kidnapped After Crossing Into Mexican Border City (opens Townhall)

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  20. KHOU Houston

    4 Americans missing, feared kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The four, traveling in a van with North Carolina license plates, had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.

  21. The Daily Caller

    FBI Seeking 4 Americans Kidnapped In Mexico (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The FBI is seeking the public’s help in locating four missing Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico on March 3, according to a press release from the agency.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Four Americans kidnapped from minivan after driving into Mexico (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Four U.S. citizens are missing after being kidnapped from their vehicle by unidentified armed men in Mexico, the FBI said in a statement.

  23. WTHR Indianapolis

    FBI: 4 U.S. citizens feared kidnapped near Texas-Mexico border (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    WTHR Indianapolis's feed description

    The four, traveling in a van with North Carolina license plates, entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.

  24. BizPac Review

    Violent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico caught on camera, FBI issues reward for their return (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    "Unidentified gunmen fired upon the passengers in the vehicle. All four Americans were placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene."

  25. Digital Journal

    Four US citizens kidnapped in Mexico, sparking manhunt (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Mexican and US authorities said Monday they were working to urgently secure the safe return of four US citizens shot at and kidnapped by gunmen after

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