Nurse and 8-year-old girl dead after troops shot at suspected cartel vehicles near Mexico-U.S. border, residents say
Human rights activists and relatives in Nuevo Laredo blame the army and National Guard troops for the deaths of a nurse and an 8-year-old girl caught in crossfire with suspected drug cartel vehicles. The activists claim another civilian was killed during a separate military car chase. Civilian prosecutors and federal authorities have not confirmed the…