Mexico soldiers invaded Texas, at least Briefly Tuesday in four Humvees after allegedly losing sight of the line betweenthe two counties, the Monitor reports.

The 33 soldiers were quickly processed by U.S. authorities and allowed to return t Mexico.

The newspaper says U.Sl officials who interviewed the soldiers who crossed the Donna-Riot Bravo bridge at Donna could not divulge the reason, other thans to say they had crossed inadvertently.

But the newspaper says a source described as "outside of law enforcement and with knowledge of border activity: said the solodiers were chasing a South Texas resident who had crossed into Mexico.

The Mexican military issued a statement Tuesday evening confirming the involuntary incursion. The troops were from the 8th military zone, the release said, and the incursion took place because the turnaround was located on the U.S side of the bridge.

More than two dozen Mexican soldiers accidentally invaded Texas in Humvees on Tuesday after allegedly losing sight of the border line between the two countries, The Monitor reports.

The 33 soldiers were quickly processed by U.S. authorities and allowed to return to Mexico, the paper says.

The McAllen, Texas, newspaper says U.S. officials who interviewed the soldiers after they had crossed the Donna-Rio Bravo bridge at Donna, Texas, could not divulge the reason, other than to say it was inadvertent.

The newspaper says a source described as "outside of law enforcement and with knowledge of border activity" says the soldiers were chasing a South Texas resident who had crossed into Mexico.

The Mexican military, in a statement, confirmed the incident, saying the "involuntary incursion" occurred because the turnaround is on the U.S. side of the bridge.