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October 17, 2024

Mayor of Mexican Town of Candelaria Loxicha Becomes Second to Be Assassinated This Month
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In Mexico, the mayor of Candelaria Loxicha in Oaxaca state died after he
was attacked outside his home Tuesday. Román Ruiz Bohórquez is the
second Mexican mayor to be assassinated this month. Mexico's recently
inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to tackle violent
organized crime. Community members mourned Bohórquez at his funeral
Wednesday.

Gabriela Arellano Reyes: "Today they killed a leader who only had the
aspiration to make his community shine, his town, Candelaria Loxicha. On
behalf of all of my colleagues, I ask for justice for his death, that it
does not go unpunished."



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