A man of Mexican nationality was injured and there are four detainees for the incident.
One person was injured this Saturday following a group of armed men opened fire on soldiers providing perimeter security for a visit by Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to a town near the border with Mexico.
Initially, the local radio station Sonora es la Noticia reported that the attack was directed once morest the president and his entourage: “Shooting at the presidential entourage in the village of La Laguna de Jacaltenango, Huehuetenango.”
However, the authorities clarified the facts later.
In an official statement, the Government of Guatemala indicated that the president’s security team was working at a highway checkpoint, intended to act as a security perimeter for the presidential visit, when they stopped a suspicious vehicle for a search.
However, the occupants of the car opened fire on the soldiers, who responded immediately.
A man, from Mexico, was shot in the legs during the incident and was taken for medical treatment.
Similarly, the authorities indicated that “in coordination with the Mexican Army, four Guatemalans who had managed to cross the border and abandoned two rifle grenades were apprehended.”
The authorities confirmed that the Giammattei is unharmed and was evacuated from the area in a timely manner.
Meanwhile, the investigative operations will continue in order to collect the necessary information to determine the attackers’ intentions.
Upon noticing the presence of military personnel, they began a series of shots, the Army elements repelled the attack, as a result of which an injured person, possibly of Mexican nationality, was evacuated to a care center. pic.twitter.com/yUArTF6jTS
– Guatemalan Army (@Ejercito_GT) July 30, 2022
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