After several days, the Cuban Embassy in Mexico confirmed that there were three citizens of Cuban origin in the group of migrants. which was shot by Mexican soldiers in the state of Chiapas at the beginning of the month.
The diplomatic headquarters indicates that none of these Antilleans were injured during the incident on the night of October 1, when two soldiers were killed by thirty undocumented immigrants of different nationalities who were ‘ travel hidden in a truck with sheep nets. The incident left six people dead and 12 injured.
The Cubans, who were among the 17 migrants who were not injured during the shooting, were arrested by the National Migration Institute (INM).
Two Egyptians were identified among the deceased.named Selvia Saad Salah Medel, 18, and Neima Navil Farag Zakher, 42. In addition, it was learned that a Peruvian citizen and three other Arabs lost their lives, although they were not identified.
Four of the deceased died at the scene as a result of their serious injuries, and two others lost their lives while receiving treatment at the Huixtla General Hospital.
Finally, the Cuban Embassy in Mexico indicated that the three Cuban migrants were in the state of Veracruz, receiving consular attention from Elisa Martínez, the Antillean consul in the area.
At this time, it is not known if these Cubans will be returned to the Greater Antilles, or if they can request asylum in Mexico.
The reasons for burning
After the incident, the National Secretariat of Defense (SEDENA) issued an official statement in which they acknowledged the events that took place on the Villa Comaltitlán-Huixtla highway.
According to this information, there was a group of soldiers at a checkpoint that was set up for security reasons due to the presence of drug traffickers in the area. They noticed a speeding pick-up truck and tried to clear them when he realized that the soldiers were present, which put them on the defensive. Behind this vehicle were two pickup trucks with trucks, the type usually used by criminal gangs in the area, leaving the military worried.
SEDENA asserted that one of these soldiers heard a loud noise and mistakenly assumed it was an explosion of bullets, so he opened fire and forced another of the soldiers to follow .
One of the vans stopped, and as they approached, they realized they were undocumented migrants, so they called the emergency services. SEDENA points out that the two soldiers who opened fire on the foreigners have already been removed from their positions, while the investigation is ongoing.
