MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Two U.S. Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police yesterday after they were caught up in a police chase on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico’s Navy said.
Police fired on vehicle in which the embassy employees were traveling, which carried diplomatic plates, after the driver veered out of the way when he saw the officers’ weapons.
“At that moment those in the … (police) vehicle opened fire on the diplomatic vehicle,” the Navy said in a statement. “Moments later, three other vehicles joined the chase and fired shots at the U.S. Embassy vehicle.”
Two employees were taken to a hospital for treatment, and their injuries were not life-threatening, it said. The U.S. government said the two employees were in stable condition.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Mexican government security official said federal police had thought the vehicle belonged to a group of suspected kidnappers they were pursuing, and had opened fire on it.
