Multiple improvised explosive devices (IED) were recently discovered at the U.S.-Mexico border as U.S. officials continue to warn that the risk of a terror attack in the U.S. remains high due to the war in the Middle East.
Fox Business reported that federal enforcement sources said that an internal safety alert went out this week that warned U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to have a heightened state of alertness after the Mexican military seized 10 IEDs at the border.
The warning said officers should “exercise extreme caution and should report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices.”
The Mexican military found the explosives after U.S. Border Patrol agents reported gun fire along the border and an individual armed with an AK-47 was arrested near Tucson, the report said.
Sources told the publication that the gun battle erupted as…
