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Time, people who broke off from the mormon church. i will say that it is not unusual to have mistaken identity by these cartels. we saw it with an ambush of an i.c.e. vehicle, a u.s. immigration and customs enforcement vehicle in 2011, when an i.c.e. agent was killed. we saw it with consulate employees at one point in 2010 in juarez. we dont know the details of this particular case in unfortunately, the reaction from cartel members is often to shoot first and ask questions later about who may ha...

Evidence. on saturday, turkish investigators questioned consulate employees, including the consul generals driver. but still no body. his friends demanding its return. >> translator: give it back so that we can raise his funeral. let the whole world watch jamal khashoggis farewell who was killed in a darkroom with horrific details, and whose body is tried to be hidden. >> reporter: president trump asking, too. >> somebody knows, but nobody of the various investigation groups at this moment know,...

Embas embassies and consulates to close this weekend, calling it credible and serious. and they will close on sunday including egypt, libya, afghanistan, also issuing a global travel warning for all americans. a journalist and fox news contributor joins us to talk about this. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> what do you make of this? it seems like theres a very specific warning and serious threat behind this. >> its specific and broad at the same time. we know the state ...

Afternoon, 400 dependents of consulate employees are eligible to temporarily return to the united states. >> and juarez is called one of the most dangerous cities in the world, but there are americans who travel back and forth there every day. tell us why. >> well, suzanne, its very important city to both mexico and the united states. there are more than 300 american assembly plants located in juarez, and the trade between the border city and el paso is estimated to be about $50 billion a year. ...

Killings. they are known to work for the cartel, known as the line. the cartel is involved in a turf war with the gulf cartel. also, suzanne, the fbi announced today, theyre assisting the mexican attorney generals office in their investigation. but so far, theres no information that the victims were specifically targeted, because of their connection to the consulate. thats the latest. >> and the consulate in juarez is closing. some americans are returning back to the states. is that right? >> th...

Were targeted by a gang tied to drug traffickers. the state department has authorized the temporary departure of consulate employees families. want to dig deeper now with our cnn senior latin affairs reporter, rafael romo. whats happening? >> all three victims attended a childrens party hosted by another consulate employee. as they were heading home, they were chased down by armed men who opened fire, killing both the american consulate employee identified as 35-year-old leslie enriquez and her ...

Two victims, americans. latin american affairs editor joins us with the latest on this brazen attack. raphael romo, good to have you with us. can you ever remember anything like this happening? >> first time i see consulate employees in mexico being attacked. but the question is, whether they were attacked because they were americans who were consulate employees. and right now, we just dont know. i just spoke on the phone with the mayor of juarez who told me they believe a gang known as the azte...

And she was a consulate worker. just minutes before the husband of the consulate -- another consulate employee was gunned down. seemingly coordinated attacks. but the fbi telling us right now that they have shut down the consulate for security reasons. today is actually a mexican holiday. but they have shut down the consulate tomorrow, especially for a security review. at the same time, the state department has issued a 30-day temporary relocation for all consulate employees families for them to...

The mexican government began cracking down on drug gangs in 2006, nearly 18,000 people have been killed. the u.s. is now issuing travel warnings for mexico. jim carafano is homeland security and counterterrorism expert at the heritage foundation, hes joining us with some thoughts on all of this. welcome, nice to have you here. >> good to be with you. uma: president obama is saying he is outraged by what has happened to those folks connected to the u.s. consulate there, but this has been going on...

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