Mexican Mayor Shot Dead in his Office After Surviving Earlier Hit
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Armed assailants shot and killed a mayor in his office in a small Mexican city south of the capital. The mayor had previously survived a hit. The incident is the latest in a series of suspected gangland attacks targeting local officials in Mexico.
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Mayor assassinated in his office, a symbolic attack on local government.
The mayor of a small Mexican city was shot dead in his office.
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The killing is the latest case of suspected gangland violence targeting a local official.
Opinion- Mayor assassinated in his office, a symbolic attack on local government.
- He had survived a previous attack, indicating persistent targeting.
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Loaded language removedArmed assailants shot and killed the mayor of a small Mexican city just south of the country’s capital in his office in the latest case of violence against a local official.
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The killing is the latest case of suspected gangland violence targeting a local official.
OpinionThe mayor of a small Mexican city was shot dead in his office.
BloombergThe city is located just south of Mexico's capital.
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