Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Shootouts in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa have kindled fears that an intra-cartel war is about to break out in the wake of the arrest of legendary trafficker, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, in July. One soldier and two civilians were killed on Monday, authorities say. Videos widely shared online showed […]
Mexican election: Still hurting from violence, priests and families hope for peace
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the hopes for peace following a 2022 attack which left two Catholic priests and a tour guide dead…
Postcards: In Mexico, a wave of political murders eats away at democracy
LIZBETH DIAZ, of Reuters, reports from Acapulco on the rising number of political assassinations occurring in the lead-up to national elections…
At least 12 dead in suspected attempt to rescue son of Mexican cartel hitman
Mexico City Reuters At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman. Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora’s State Attorney’s office […]
Corpses, body parts strewn across Mexico’s Monterrey in spate of violence
Monterrey, Mexico Reuters Mutilated corpses and severed body parts were found dumped in seven locations across the metropolitan area of the Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday in a spate of violence that unnerved residents of Mexico’s industrial capital. Authorities said they are still analysing the dismembered body parts to try to identify how many […]
Priest killed in Mexico, threats force concert to cancel
Mexico City, MexicoAP A priest in western Mexico has been shot to death, the eighth killed under the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The church’s Catholic Multimedia Center identified the priest as Rev Juan Angulo Fonseca. The centre said Sunday that eight priests, including Angulo Fonseca, have been murdered during the current administration, […]