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Mexican mayor killed 6 days after taking office

Mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico killed, photos of severed head circulate

The mayor of a town in southern Mexico was brutally murdered less than a week after he took office, as photos circulated of his severed head sitting on a pickup truck. Alexander Arcos was killed on Sunday,

The New York Times · 1d

In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office

The gruesome killing represents yet another challenge for the country’s new president, who faces increasing pressure to show progress in the fight against violent cartels.

Yahoo · 1h

Mexican mayor assassinated in a reported beheading, days after taking office

The mayor of a violence-plagued state in southern Mexico was assassination in a reported beheading. He was killed less than a week after being sworn in.

Al Jazeera on MSN1h

Mexico’s security minister says beheaded mayor asked for no protection

The death of Mayor Alejandro Arcos has reignited fears over political violence in Mexico, where gangs seek influence.

Las Vegas Sun1h

4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero ...

The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a ...

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Shockwaves in Guerrero: Mayor's Grisly Murder Raises Alarms

The mayor of Chilpancingo, Arcos, was murdered shortly after assuming office, highlighting Guerrero's violence issues. He was ...

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