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Brian

Mar 30, 2010, 9:03 AM

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Reynosa-Pharr

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Lots of tweets right now reporting shootouts and several blockades in the city including access to Pharr bridge. Claims that taxistas are refusing to drive to the airport. Checkout cruzfashion and #Reynosafollow.

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Brian

Mar 30, 2010, 9:17 AM

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Re: [Brian] Reynosa-Pharr

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The english language press is now beginning to report on the stories:

http://www.themonitor.com/...932-access-side.html

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Brian

Mar 30, 2010, 11:53 AM

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Re: [Brian] Reynosa-Pharr

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The City of Reynosa reports that all roads are now cleared. Motorists still advised to proceed with caution.

Altahabana

Mar 30, 2010, 4:41 PM

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Re: [Brian] Reynosa-Pharr

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This looks like a report about what occurred.

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/669627.html

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Brian

Mar 30, 2010, 5:01 PM

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Re: [Altahabana] Reynosa-Pharr

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The cities of Reynosa and the state of Tamaulipas have developed websites specifically to warn residents of dangers, dispel false rumors and report on other crime related news. It is pretty up to date and twitter serves as a fact checker and vice versa:

http://www.reynosa.gob.mx/proteccioncivil/

http://www.tamaulipas.gob.mx/informacion/ Hotspots are color coded.

Brian

N.B. For the past hour tweets are starting up claiming high risk situation on the carretera between Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo.

(This post was edited by Rolly on Mar 30, 2010, 5:17 PM)

Altahabana

Mar 31, 2010, 5:05 AM

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Re: [Brian] Reynosa-Pharr

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El Milenio de Monterrey has a recap of yesterday's events in Reynosa. There was also an incident at a vehicle checkpoint on the Monterrey-Reynosa autopista near China where two sicarios were shot to death by the Army. The governor of Nuevo Leon had apparently visited the checkpoint only two hours before the incident.

http://www.milenio.com/node/413035