Asylum seeker commits suicide on US-Mexico border bridge

[Judi Lynn]

Mexican security sources told Reuters the man, a Mexican national, slit his throat after being denied asylum.

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A Mexican asylum seeker slit his own throat on a bridge across the Rio Grande after being denied entry into the United States, according to two Mexican security sources and local reports.

The man, who has not been identified, tried to enter the US at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge between the Mexican border city of Reynosa and Pharr, Texas on Wednesday, two Mexican security officials told Reuters News Agency.

The officials, who were not authorised to speak publicly, said around 5pm (23:00 GMT), the man drew a knife and cut his throat when denied access to the US. Both officials said the man was seeking asylum.

"He committed suicide," one of the officials told Reuters.

More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/asylum-seeker-commits-suicide-mexico-border-bridge-200109153822734.html

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