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Killings of 2 Mexican mayors spur call for stepped up security
(CNN) — One man died in a hail of bullets as he traveled in the dark of night, flanked by bodyguards.
Another was shot dead in broad daylight as he met with people in a town square.
The Saturday slayings took place hundreds of miles apart and were apparently unrelated. But both victims -- Ambrosio Soto Duarte and Domingo Lopez Gonzalez -- had the same job titles: They were mayors of towns in Mexico.
Since 2006, when Mexico's government began a crackdown on cartels and violence surged in some parts of the country, 40 mayors have been killed, according to the association.
Lopez Gonzalez was talking with residents who were demonstrating in the town's main square around 7 a.m. Saturday when armed men shot at the crowd, state officials said.
In addition to Lopez Gonzalez, four others were shot and killed, including the city's vice mayor.
Another 12 people were wounded, said Juan Carlos Gomez Aranda, the state's secretary of government.
Mexico: Killings of 2 Mexican mayors spur call for security - CNN.com
(CNN) — One man died in a hail of bullets as he traveled in the dark of night, flanked by bodyguards.
Another was shot dead in broad daylight as he met with people in a town square.
The Saturday slayings took place hundreds of miles apart and were apparently unrelated. But both victims -- Ambrosio Soto Duarte and Domingo Lopez Gonzalez -- had the same job titles: They were mayors of towns in Mexico.
Since 2006, when Mexico's government began a crackdown on cartels and violence surged in some parts of the country, 40 mayors have been killed, according to the association.
Lopez Gonzalez was talking with residents who were demonstrating in the town's main square around 7 a.m. Saturday when armed men shot at the crowd, state officials said.
In addition to Lopez Gonzalez, four others were shot and killed, including the city's vice mayor.
Another 12 people were wounded, said Juan Carlos Gomez Aranda, the state's secretary of government.
Mexico: Killings of 2 Mexican mayors spur call for security - CNN.com