Guatemala said Monday that he will strengthen his “shares on land and air” on the border with Mexico after a “confusing” armed confrontation recorded on Sunday in the department (province) of Huehuetenango.
This was stated by Guatemalan Defense Minister Henry Sáenz, at a press conference, referring to said armed confrontation, which took place, he said, after Mexican security forces entered the local territory during a prosecution of criminals.
Sáenz indicated that during the “shooting exchange a confusing environment was created” and therefore the Guatemalan security forces made “the decision not to get involved to avoid dead of civil society.”
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The minister indicated that during the shooting “unfortunately” a specialist from the Army of Guatemala “resulted in a gunshot wound in the right thigh”, which does not represent risks for his life.
The armed confrontation took place specifically in the municipality of the table in Huehuetenango, on the border between Guatemala and Mexico.
Similarly, through a press release, the Guatemalan government also said that together with Mexico they will seek to “clarify the facts” that took place in the border area, caused “by organized crime”
With EFE information
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