Mexico and US officials say two of the four Americans kidnapped at Gunpoint in Mexico last week have died and two are alive and have now returned to the United States.
Four US nationals were kidnapped on March 3 in the city of Matmoros, the northeastern state of Tamolipas, across the border from Texas.
Relatives told us to the media that they had traveled there for cosmetic surgery.
A man, named only juice “N”, from 24 -year -old Tamolipas, has been arrested.
The White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “We offer deep condolences to the friends and families of those killed in the attacks.”
Tamolipas Attorney General Irving Barros Mojika said in a tweet that the two survivors were transported to the United States on Tuesday with cooperation with the US Consulate in Matamoros.
They were brought back by a heavy armed Mexican military convoy under armed escort.
The FBI later confirmed that two American dead were found and the remaining two were brought to US hospitals for treatment.
The FBI said, “One of the survivors suffered severe injuries during the attack.”
The statement added that the agency will work with international partners and other law enforcement agencies to “be considered accountable to those responsible for this horrific and violent attack”.
The bodies of Zandel Brown and Shaheed Woodard have been recovered and they are being brought back home, US officials said.
Mexico President Anders Manuel Lopez Obrador said: “We are very sorry that it has happened in our country and we send condolences to the victims, friends and families of the United States government, and we work for peace. Will continue and we will continue our work.
The injured Americans were named the mother of six from South Carolina, and the name of Eric James Williams was named “Tie” MacG.
The FBI said this week that all four in a white minon with North Carolina license plates, when in a white minon with North Carolina license plates, when unknown gunmen opened fire, the four consisted of 500,000 The city, which contains 500,000.
The video shows that they are packed in a pickup truck by heavy armed men. One is handled by a car while the other appears to be unconscious and dragged into the truck.
A Mexico woman, who is believed to be a 33 -year -old Bai Stander, who is more than one block distance, was killed in the last Friday.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Mexican officials confirmed that a 24 -year -old man was arrested and that four Americans were discovered on a wooden bush outside Metamoros.
Officials say the victims were shifted to various places on Friday between kidnapping and “confusion” on Tuesday.
