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April 23, 2024

Two Mexican Mayoral Candidates Killed in One Day, Less Than 2 Months Away from Elections
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In Mexico, two mayoral candidates were killed Friday: Noé Ramos Ferretiz
in Tamaulipas state and Alberto García in Oaxaca. Seventeen candidates
have been murdered in the run-up to the June 2 election in Mexico, where
drug cartels often target mayors as they seek to control local police
departments and municipal authorities.


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