Mexico's military says federal police have shot at a vehicle carrying two U.S. government employees south of Mexico City. The two were wounded in the incident.

Reports from Mexico quote officials as saying police were pursuing suspected criminals, and mistook the vehicle carrying the two Americans.

The two were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

The Americans were riding in a vehicle with diplomatic plates when they came under fire on a highway leading to the city of Cuernavaca. There are conflicting reports about their identity.

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. government.