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Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation - The Washington Post
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Two U.S. embassy officials who were CIA officers died in an automobile accident in northern Mexico while returning from a counternarcotics operation. Mexico's Ministry of Security says the agents were not authorized to participate in any local operation and reported one entered as a visitor and the other with a diplomatic passport, creating a discrepancy with U.S. accounts. The incident underscores questions about coordination and the legal status of U.S. intelligence activity in Mexico and highlights increased risks to personnel on the ground.
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