Pubdate: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 Source: Brownsville Herald, The (TX) Copyright: 2010 The Brownsville Herald Contact: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sections/contact/ Website: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1402 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Tamaulipas Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Mexico SHOOTOUTS CONTINUE IN TAMAULIPAS The violence of last weekend has calmed somewhat, but sources reported gunfire over the last day and a half in both Matamoros and Valle Hermoso. And in Ciudad Victoria, a gruesome discovery was made at the university. On Tuesday evening, armed civilians and the Mexican military clashed in Matamoros along the highway Sendero Nacional, according to a law enforcement official. Details of the fighting were not available, but Matamoros residents reported hearing gunfire and several loud explosions, possibly from grenades. On Wednesday morning, residents of Valle Hermoso, a city located 30 miles south of Matamoros, reported a shootout and blockades throughout the city. A gun battle between members of organized crime and the Mexican military reportedly took place over a span of two hours. Additional information was not available. One source said that classes at local schools had been suspended until further notice. On Wednesday afternoon, a brief shootout between gunmen occurred in Las Arboledas neighborhood, the source stated. In Matamoros, Mexican marines conducted a raid at a house in the downtown area, the law enforcement official said. He said that no shots were fired during the operation. Further details were not available. In Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, sources stated that a human head had been dropped off at the campus of the Tamaulipas State University. No other details were available. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake