US troops storm Mexican beach after Trump’s bomb threat as tensions erupt | World | News
US troops occupied a beach in Mexico a few days later Donald Trump Apparently he threatened to bomb the country. They arrived on Monday, November 17, and drove six signs into the sand before Mexican security was alerted.
Unidentified men, reportedly US ‘contractors’, arrived at the beach in northeastern Mexico by boat. Although the exact location has not been confirmed, a video on social media shows a beach known as Playa Baghdad. The signs they erected read “Warning: Restricted Area” in English and Spanish. They also stated that the area was Ministry of Defense property and “unauthorized entry is prohibited.”
according to Daily MailLocal security rushed to the scene with trucks loaded with machine guns. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has since confirmed that the navy has removed the signs.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon acknowledged that the men were mistaken in landing on the beach where the US-origin Rio Grande River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. It was stated that the personnel was sent to mark “National Defense Region III”.
The statement said: “Changes in water depth and topography changed the perception of the location of the international border. Mexican Government staff removed 6 signs based on their perception of the location of the international border.”
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “the origins of the signs and their placement on national territory are unclear.” They added that the Mexican Division of the International Boundary and Water Commission “will review the maps and instruments marking the border between both countries, determined by existing border and water agreements.”
The incident came after US President Donald Trump said it would be “okay” to launch an attack on Mexico to combat drug trafficking.
He said: “Would I start a strike in Mexico to stop the drugs? That’s fine with me, let’s do whatever we have to do to stop the drugs. Mexico – look, I looked at Mexico City over the weekend. There are some big problems there.”
Trump said he would “not answer” whether he would carry out attacks only with Mexican permission. He added that the country knows “how I stand.”
The US President continued: “We have stopped the waterways, but we know every route. We know every route, we know the address of every drug lord. We know their addresses, we know their front doors. We know everything about each of them. They are killing our people. It’s like a war. Would I do it? I would be proud to do it.”
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