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Updated at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7:
Two Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico and survived are back in the U.S. That news was confirmed by State Department spokesman Ned Price. He added officials are working to get back the remains of the two Americans who died. His announcement came as one person is under arrest in connection with what happened. The Americans were kidnapped after crossing the border near Brownsville, Texas last week. Family members say they had traveled there for a medical procedure from South Carolina. Mexico's President said the group was caught in the crossfire between two armed groups before they were taken away at gunpoint.
Updated at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7:
Mexico's President says two of the four Americans who were recently kidnapped there are dead. The other two are alive. They were kidnapped after crossing the border near Brownsville, Texas last week. Family members say they had traveled there for a medical procedure from South Carolina. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the group was caught in the crossfire between two armed groups before they were taken away at gunpoint.
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Mexico's president says four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Matamoros traveled there last week to buy medicine. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador commented on the kidnapping yesterday, saying the group was caught in a crossfire between two armed groups before they were taken away at gunpoint. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar issued a statement yesterday noting that the FBI and other agencies are working with Mexican authorities to have the group safely returned. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information in the case.