VERACRUZ, Mexico, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. counsel in Veracruz, Mexico reminded Americans to be careful in the state after a Texas woman and her two kids were killed in an attack on a bus.
Maria Sanchez Hernandez and her daughters, Karla,19, and Cristina, 13, were among seven passengers slain last week when a gang of gunman boarded three buses traveling between the towns of Tempoal and Panuco.
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"American citizens residing in, visiting or traveling through the northern portion of Veracruz that borders Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi should maintain a heightened sense of alert," the consulate said in a written statement.
The three Americans lived in Fort Worth and held dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship, CNN said.
