Mexican drug lord killing sparks revenge attacks; cars and businesses set ablaze, highways blocked - Reuters
Mexican drug lord killing sparks revenge attacks; cars and businesses set ablaze, highways blocked Reuters
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"The attacks were carried out in revenge for the leader’s death, at first against the government and out of discontent."
— Nemesio Oseguera , Other
"The attacks were carried out in revenge for the leader’s death, at first against the government and out of discontent, but later the internal killings are coming, by the groups moving in to take over."
— Nemesio Oseguera , Other
"As we've said several times here, there is a significant exchange of information."
— Claudia Sheinbaum , Politician
"The most important thing now is to guarantee peace and security for the entire population, all of Mexico."
— Omar Garcia Harfuch , Politician
Key People
Claudia Sheinbaum is the President of Mexico City.
Karoline Leavitt is the White House press secretary.
A Mexican drug lord and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as El Mencho, is the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
The Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection in Mexico.
The Mexican Defence Secretary.
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Following the killing of 'El Mencho,' gunmen blocked highways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze. In some towns, residents were urged to stay indoors, and truckers were advised to take safe routes or return to their depots until the violence abated.
Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his loyalists blocked motorways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze. Tourists and residents were urged to stay indoors in some towns, while lorry drivers were advised to take safe routes or return to depots until the violence eased. Several airlines, including Air Canada, United Airlines, and Aeromexico, cancelled flights to Puerto Vallarta, a beachside resort town where tourists filmed smoke rising from fires.
Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his supporters blocked highways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze. Roadblocks paralyzed the highly transited Mexico-Puebla highway. In the state of Colima, cartel members standing in pick-up trucks blocked a road. A trucking industry group said in a statement it was 'profoundly worried' by the highway violence and recommended that truckers keep to safe areas or return to their operating yards until conditions improved.
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