Two US embassy employees shot in Mexico

Two US embassy employees were shot and wounded when their car came under fire south of Mexico City on Friday, an official from the attorney general's office told AFP. "The two are from the US embassy," the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the shooting took place on a highway leading from Mexico City to the city of Cuernavaca.
The pair was taken to a hospital in Cuernavaca, 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, the source said. The car had diplomatic plates, the official said.