4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico

Mexican soldiers are searching for four Americans kidnapped across the border and tonight the State Department is working to try to bring them home As CBS 2's Dick Brennan reports their kidnapping may be a case of mistaken identity A nearby camera captured the moment that four Americans were kidnapped at gunpoint They were traveling in a minivan with North Carolina plates when they came under fire a woman is seen being pushed into the back of the truck by a Mexican soldiers are searching for four Americans kidnapped across the border and tonight the State Department is working to try to bring them home As CBS 2's Dick Brennan reports their kidnapping may be a case of mistaken identity A nearby camera captured the moment that four Americans were kidnapped at gunpoint They were traveling in a minivan with North Carolina plates when they came under fire a woman is seen being pushed into the back of the truck by a Gunman two more people who appear wounded are dragged aboard this happened on Friday in Matamoros, Mexico about a 12 minute drive from Brownsville, Texas Mexico's president says the Americans were there to buy cheaper medicine Something hundreds of thousands of us citizens do each year, but instead they ended up in the crossfire between two groups It's theorized they could have been mistakenly targeted and we will continue to coordinate with Mexico and push them to bring those responsible to justice Gunman two more people who appear wounded are dragged aboard this happened on Friday in Matamoros, Mexico about a 12 minute drive from Brownsville, Texas Mexico's president says the Americans were there to buy cheaper medicine Something hundreds of thousands of us citizens do each year, but instead they ended up in the crossfire between two groups It's theorized they could have been mistakenly targeted and we will continue to coordinate with Mexico and push them to bring those responsible to justice Matamoros is under a level four do not travel advisory by the State Department the same threat level issued for Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan Do not travel we encourage Americans to heed that heed that advice Matamoros is a city of roughly half a million people and has been home to the warring factions of the Gulf drug cartel for decades And we have a problem across the border that we haven't addressed and it's violence Matamoros is under a level four do not travel advisory by the State Department the same threat level issued for Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan Do not travel we encourage Americans to heed that heed that advice Matamoros is a city of roughly half a million people and has been home to the warring factions of the Gulf drug cartel for decades And we have a problem across the border that we haven't addressed and it's violence Congressman Vincent de Gonzales of Texas says this isn't the first time this has happened and says the US has to take strong action We need a much more aggressive approach. We need to be targeting Cartels as if they were terrorists The US is offering a $50,000 reward not just for the safe return of the Americans But also for the arrest of the suspects in the newsroom dick brendan cbs2 news Congressman Vincent de Gonzales of Texas says this isn't the first time this has happened and says the US has to take strong action We need a much more aggressive approach. We need to be targeting Cartels as if they were terrorists The US is offering a $50,000 reward not just for the safe return of the Americans But also for the arrest of the suspects in the newsroom dick brendan cbs2 news.

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