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Mexico City Police Chief Shot, Injured in Assassination Attempt

Reuters

   MEXICO CITY - Mexico City's chief of police was shot and injured in an
   assassination attempt early Friday morning when gunmen set upon him in
   an upscale neighborhood of the capital, killing two of his bodyguards,
   authorities said.

   Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter that public
   security chief Omar Garcia Harfuch was "out of danger" following the
   attack at around 6.30 a.m., which shocked residents of the Lomas de
   Chapultepec area of the city.

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