Two CIA agents reportedly killed in car crash in Mexican state of Chihuahua

Two agents reportedly from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States have been killed in a car crash in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, leading to questions about their activities in the country.

On Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the matter from the podium at her morning news conference.

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She underscored that a probe is under way, as Mexican law requires that foreign agents receive federal authorisation to operate in the country.

US agents, in other words, cannot work directly with state-level Mexican officials without prior approval from Sheinbaum’s government. It is unclear