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Judi Lynn

(162,376 posts)
Thu May 30, 2024, 05:36 AM May 2024

Mayoral candidate shot dead at election campaign rally in Mexico's Guerrero


Alfredo Cabrera’s murder is the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday’s elections.

30 May 2024
A mayoral candidate has been shot dead at a campaign rally in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state, the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday’s elections.

Alfredo Cabrera was murdered on Wednesday in the town of Coyuca de Benitez. A video published by local media showed a person approaching him at the campaign event, shooting him several times at point-blank range.

Cabrera’s killing adds to a mounting death toll in the run-up to presidential, congressional and local polls on June 2. The government said on Tuesday that at least 22 people running for local office had been murdered since last September.

On Tuesday, a mayoral candidate in the central state of Morelos was murdered while another one was shot and wounded in western Jalisco state, authorities said.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/30/mayoral-candidate-shot-dead-at-campaign-rally-in-mexicos-guerrero-state
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Mayoral candidate shot dead at election campaign rally in Mexico's Guerrero (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2024 OP
This horror seems unstoppable Easterncedar May 2024 #1

Easterncedar

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1. This horror seems unstoppable
Thu May 30, 2024, 06:16 AM
May 2024

I appreciate your persistence, Judi Lynn, in keeping us informed, although some days it feels overwhelming even at this safe distance.

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