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5 Females Found Murdered in Acapulco

   VOA News  April 24, 2011
   People look at a crime scene where three women were found brutally
   murdered at a beauty parlor in the resort city of Acapulco, April 23,
   2011

Photo: Reuters

   People look at a crime scene where three women were found brutally
   murdered at a beauty parlor in the resort city of Acapulco, April 23,
   2011

   Mexican police say the brutally murdered bodies of four women and a
   teenage girl have been found in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.

   Authorities say all the victims apparently had a connection to a local
   beauty parlor.
   Officials say the semi-nude and bound bodies of two of the women and a
   14-year-old girl were found with their throats slashed early Saturday
   in the salon.
   Police say the other victims, who also had their throats cut, were
   found later in the day in other parts of the resort town.
   Acapulco, a popular tourist destination, has increasingly been the
   scene of violent battles between rival drug cartels.
   On Friday, the U.S. issued a new travel warning for U.S. citizens in
   Mexico, urging them to exercise caution amid rising drug-related
   violence.
   Nearly 35,000 people have been killed in Mexico's drug-related violence
   since the end of 2006, when President Felipe Calderon ordered a
   military-led crackdown on the country's drug cartels.

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