Gangs apparently targeting people who exchange money at Mexico City's international airport shot a French citizen in the head
Gangs apparently targeting people who exchange money at Mexico City's international airport shot a French citizen in the head on Tuesday, and authorities warned that gangs have put lookouts at exchange windows in the terminal.The 55 year-old French biotechnology researcher, who works at a Mexican university, was attacked and robbed of euro4,800 ($6,336) on a street near the airport, assistant city prosecutor Luis Vasquez and police said. He is in serious condition at a local hospital. Officials at the French embassy said they could not confirm the victim's name or home town.Mexico City police chief Manuel Mondragon said criminal gangs have posted lookouts at some of the money exchange businesses inside the airport. The lookouts tip off associates waiting outside who rob the victims after they leave the terminal. The gangs often use extreme violence.The lookouts send a message by radio or telephone about who has changed money ... and then cars are sent out to intercept the perso...