In Mexico, the victim of the attack on the tourists was a child from the U.S.

In the border Mexican state of Tamaulipas, unidentified persons shelled a car with a family of tourists from the USA fired in Mexico. The attack killed 13-year-old child, three more people were injured.

According to one version, this attack can be part of the members of the Cartel of the North-West — one of the main cartels of Mexico, RIA Novosti reported. According to local media, the car, which was traveling family with two children, was heading toward the USA after a vacation spent in Central Mexico. Near the border the armed men demanded to stop the car, but the driver continued moving. Criminals caught up with the car and fired at it.