Mexico says 2 CIA agents killed in crash weren't authorized to participate in local raid

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Mexico's authorities said Saturday that 2 U.S. national agents recently killed successful a car crash successful the country's bluish portion were not authorized to enactment successful operations successful Mexico.

The 2 Americans killed successful the clang were employees of the CIA, aggregate radical acquainted with the substance told CBS News earlier this week. The CIA declined to comment.

The relation of the 2 CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine cause laboratory successful the bluish Mexican authorities of Chihuahua, remains unclear.

Local authorities officials person said they were portion of a convoy erstwhile their car drove disconnected a ravine past play and the conveyance exploded. Two Mexican officers were besides killed.

A statement from Mexico's Ministry of Security said 1 U.S. cause entered Mexico arsenic a visitant portion the different entered with a diplomatic passport.

"None had ceremonial accreditation to enactment successful operational activities successful nationalist territory," the information ministry said.

It besides asserted that Mexico's authorities was not alert of overseas agents operating oregon readying to enactment successful an cognition connected its soil. The ministry said it is reviewing the lawsuit with section authorities and the U.S. Embassy successful Mexico.

"Mexican instrumentality is clear: it does not licence the information of overseas agents successful operations wrong the nationalist territory," the ministry said successful a statement.

It added: "The Government of Mexico reiterates its willingness to support a close, serious, and respectful narration with the Government of the United States for the payment of the information of some countries."

Officials from some countries person offered contradictory accounts connected the issue, with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum admitting connected Wednesday that national forces were progressive aft Mexico's authorities said it had nary cognition of immoderate cognition oregon U.S. involvement.

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