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| US employees injured in Mexico shooting | US employees injured in Mexico shooting |
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| Two US government employees have been shot and wounded in a vehicle south of Mexico City, officials say. | Two US government employees have been shot and wounded in a vehicle south of Mexico City, officials say. |
| Their armoured US embassy four-wheel drive came under fire on a main road near the city of Cuernavaca, police said, quoted by Mexican media. | Their armoured US embassy four-wheel drive came under fire on a main road near the city of Cuernavaca, police said, quoted by Mexican media. |
| One was said to have been hit in the leg and the other in the stomach and hand. Both were admitted to hospital. | One was said to have been hit in the leg and the other in the stomach and hand. Both were admitted to hospital. |
| The motive for the shooting is unclear and the US embassy in Mexico has so far not commented. | The motive for the shooting is unclear and the US embassy in Mexico has so far not commented. |
| However, a US official told the Associated Press news agency that the two were not drug enforcement agents or from the FBI. | However, a US official told the Associated Press news agency that the two were not drug enforcement agents or from the FBI. |
| It is not clear how seriously injured they were or how long they will remain in hospital. | |
| A Mexican army official, also quoted by AP, said a Mexican navy captain was in the vehicle but was not injured. | A Mexican army official, also quoted by AP, said a Mexican navy captain was in the vehicle but was not injured. |
| He said the Toyota vehicle had been riddled with bullet holes. | He said the Toyota vehicle had been riddled with bullet holes. |
| The road winds through a mountainous area where drug gangs, criminals and leftist rebels have been known to be active. | The road winds through a mountainous area where drug gangs, criminals and leftist rebels have been known to be active. |
| However, correspondents say attacks on diplomatic personnel are extremely rare in Mexico. | However, correspondents say attacks on diplomatic personnel are extremely rare in Mexico. |