Mexico City: Three police officers died in an exchange of fire with suspected drug traffickers at Mexico City’s airport on Monday.
The police moved to detain drug suspects in the airport’s Terminal 2 but were attacked, the security ministry said in a statement. Two agents were killed at the terminal and another died of his injuries after being taken to the hospital, Reuters reported.
“When the alleged perpetrators were surrounded by the police, shots were fired against the federal agents,” the statement said. A police spokesman said he could not comment when asked if there had been any arrests.
More than a dozen shots were heard, prompting many people to seek shelter in fast-food restaurants in the busy facility, Milenio Television reported.
Airport spokesman Jorge Gomez told Milenio that aircraft departures and arrivals continued normally after the incident.
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