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Mexico seeks to ease tensions over US deaths

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is attempting to de-escalate tensions with the US after two Americans, reportedly CIA officers, died in a car crash in Chihuahua.

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Chihuahua, Mexico
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Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 22:07 UTC
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sought to de-escalate tensions with the United States on Thursday following a fatal car crash in the northern state of Chihuahua. The crash killed two Americans, who sources say were CIA officers working on an anti-narcotics operation. Sheinbaum's move comes amid heightened scrutiny of US-Mexico security cooperation and the dangers faced by personnel operating in the region. The incident underscores the volatile and high-risk nature of cross-border counter-narcotics efforts.
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