Mexico Mayor Murdered by Criminal Group Less Than a Week After Taking Office
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In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been 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 demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.
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Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office
The mayor of the capital of southern Mexico's Guerrero state has been killed less than one week after he took office.
Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office
Mayor Alejandro Arcos of Chilpancingo, Mexico, has been confirmed dead less than a week after being sworn into the notoriously dangerous city's highest office.
Mayor reportedly beheaded days after taking office in Mexico
Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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