The World - News from Feb. 19, 1985

Eighteen Mexicans who fled across the international border to Eagle Pass, Tex., after a violent political demonstration asked for refuge in Texas, saying they feared police reprisals in Mexico. In Piedras Negras, gunshots at the political rally injured at least four people, including three Mexican police officers. The rally was held by the opposition National Action Party to protest alleged vote fraud by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party in municipal elections last Dec. 2. Violence over the same issue Dec. 29 left one dead, 80 injured and the city hall burned.