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FRIDAY • AUGUST 03 • 2012
FRIDAY • AUGUST 03 • 2012
VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH
ROYAL BORDER REIVERS AMBUSHED ON MONTERREY BORDER
VIOLENCE SPILLS INTO TERMINUS TERRITORY
Royal Border Reivers Commissioner General Cornelys Tilley III revealed in a solemn press conference that following an "incident of violence" near the border of Monterrey and Terminus Territory one RBR officer had been killed and two wounded. While the Commissioner General declared that the investigation into the incident was still ongoing it appears the routine RBR patrol was ambushed by a heavily Monterrey gangsters though the Commissioner General said it was still unclear if they were planning to ambush the patrol or if they stumbled into one another by accident. Either would be in the Commissioners word "disturbing." Notwithstanding the circumstances that lead to the encounter what happened next is much clearer: The surviving officers report they were driving a standard patrol route in their rover when the Gang openned fire unprovoked from concealed positions on the Monterrey side of the border. The driver, Constable Douglas Port, was killed immediately. Reportedly he was killed by a bullet of unknown calibre which somehow penetrated through the armoured windscreen. The surviving patrol officers bailed out and took up positions behind the bullet proof rover and proceeded to return fire. Surprise lost the gangsters were unable to dislodge the heavily armed Reviers and a after a gun battle lasting approximately "10-20 minutes" they broke and fled. Constable Alberic Gael was credited by his fellows for laying down steady volleys with his Hynde-Gun that pinned the gangsters in place; preventing them from flanking the outnumbered Reivers and ultimately forcing them to withdraw from the field. As for gangsters little can be confirmed at this point. The Reivers would not cross into Monterrey territory and did not pursue when the gangsters fled. According to interviews with the patrol at least six of them are believed to have been hit during the exchange and the helicopter which arrived to evacuate them reported seeing three probable bodies in Monterrey territory. Their rover was towed to the nearest border post and is reportedly being flown to Fort Terminus for forensic analysis. The RBR is particularly keen to discover what kind of weapon killed Contable Port, if as they suspect it was a large calibre Anti-Tank rifle it would both raise the question of how such powerful weapon had found its way to the borderlands and force the RBR to take further steps to protect it's officers. Also looming is the question of why Monterreys gangs are operating so far North. Unconfirmed - but widely suspected by knowledgeable observers - is that they were waiting to meet a contact from West March, likely intent on purchasing unlicensed Tequila. If true this would mean the notorious "Tequila Train" may be attempting to open a new Northern Route in response to the increased pressure for Monterrey and Frescanian authorities. The Commissioner General for his part refused to comment on anything concerning the Tequila Train, re-emphasizing that the investigation was ongoing. The Frescanian Consulate in Cobham has reportedly been briefed about the incident. |