Barack Obama, expressed his outrage at the killing in Juarez, Mexico, three people linked to the U.S. consulate in the border city.
The three victims are an employee of the consulate and her husband, both Americans, and Mexican spouse of another employee.
Apparently there were two separate attacks. U.S. officials said the victims were shot gun while driving in different parts of the city, said a U.S. official told the BBC on condition of anonymity, citing privacy considerations.
The U.S. government authorized the families of consular staff in six Mexican border cities can be sent outside the area.
Obama promised the U.S. would work tirelessly with Mexican authorities to bring the murderers to justice and to break the power of drug trafficking organizations that are killing innocent people.
The U.S. president noted that this was a shared responsibility, particularly for border communities in both countries.
The Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico joined in the condemnation by the Barack Obama.
Through a Foreign Ministry statement warned that the country's authorities will "work with determination to clarify the circumstances in which the events took place and bring to justice those responsible."
The Mexican government said it is committed to ensuring the integrity of all persons, "not only of the diplomatic staff.
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"The death of people linked to the United States consulate occurs a few days before President Felipe Calderón to visit Ciudad Juarez for the third time in just over a month," said BBC News correspondent, Alberto Najar.
"The president's trip is scheduled for Tuesday and the intention is to monitor the progress of the special plan of his government to combat crime in the border city, considered one of the most violent in the world."
Mexican President Felipe Calderón also condemned the killing of people connected to the Consulate.
In a statement the presidency of Mexico was committed to investigating and solving the crimes that occurred on Saturday in the border city.
President Calderón "expresses its indignation and condemns the fact that three people related to the United States consulate in Ciudad Juarez killed yesterday," says the document.
Mexico has lived in the past few hours an intense day of intemperance. In the southern state of Guerrero 13 people died violently, including several policemen.
Families were
The State Department authorized government employees in six U.S. consulate in northern Mexico to send their families out of the area due to concerns about the rise of drug-related violence.
The six are consulates in the border cities of Tijuana, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Juarez, Nogales, Monterrey and Matamoros.
"The president is deeply shocked and outraged by the news," said the spokesman of the National Security Council White House, Mike Hammer, in a statement.
The U.S. statement did not provide details of the incident nungún in Chiguagua Ciudad Juarez, where last year more than 2,600 people died in violence associated with drug trafficking.
Recent violent attacks have led to the United States Embassy in Mexico City to advise American citizens to defer all travel is not necessary to the Mexican states of Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua, the statement said State Department reported Sunday.
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Barack Obama indignant by murder in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
The three victims are an employee of the consulate and her husband, both Americans, and Mexican spouse of another employee.
Apparently there were two separate attacks. U.S. officials said the victims were shot gun while driving in different parts of the city, said a U.S. official told the BBC on condition of anonymity, citing privacy considerations.
The U.S. government authorized the families of consular staff in six Mexican border cities can be sent outside the area.
Obama promised the U.S. would work tirelessly with Mexican authorities to bring the murderers to justice and to break the power of drug trafficking organizations that are killing innocent people.
The U.S. president noted that this was a shared responsibility, particularly for border communities in both countries.
The Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico joined in the condemnation by the Barack Obama.
Through a Foreign Ministry statement warned that the country's authorities will "work with determination to clarify the circumstances in which the events took place and bring to justice those responsible."
The Mexican government said it is committed to ensuring the integrity of all persons, "not only of the diplomatic staff.
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"The death of people linked to the United States consulate occurs a few days before President Felipe Calderón to visit Ciudad Juarez for the third time in just over a month," said BBC News correspondent, Alberto Najar.
"The president's trip is scheduled for Tuesday and the intention is to monitor the progress of the special plan of his government to combat crime in the border city, considered one of the most violent in the world."
Mexican President Felipe Calderón also condemned the killing of people connected to the Consulate.
In a statement the presidency of Mexico was committed to investigating and solving the crimes that occurred on Saturday in the border city.
President Calderón "expresses its indignation and condemns the fact that three people related to the United States consulate in Ciudad Juarez killed yesterday," says the document.
Mexico has lived in the past few hours an intense day of intemperance. In the southern state of Guerrero 13 people died violently, including several policemen.
Families were
The State Department authorized government employees in six U.S. consulate in northern Mexico to send their families out of the area due to concerns about the rise of drug-related violence.
The six are consulates in the border cities of Tijuana, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Juarez, Nogales, Monterrey and Matamoros.
"The president is deeply shocked and outraged by the news," said the spokesman of the National Security Council White House, Mike Hammer, in a statement.
The U.S. statement did not provide details of the incident nungún in Chiguagua Ciudad Juarez, where last year more than 2,600 people died in violence associated with drug trafficking.
Recent violent attacks have led to the United States Embassy in Mexico City to advise American citizens to defer all travel is not necessary to the Mexican states of Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua, the statement said State Department reported Sunday.
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Barack Obama indignant by murder in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
