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| Gunmen kill top Mexican policeman | |
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| Gunmen in Mexico have killed another top Mexican police official - just one day after the head of the national anti-narcotics effort was shot dead. | Gunmen in Mexico have killed another top Mexican police official - just one day after the head of the national anti-narcotics effort was shot dead. |
| Esteban Robles headed the anti-kidnapping unit of the Mexico City police department. He was shot several times outside his home on Friday. | Esteban Robles headed the anti-kidnapping unit of the Mexico City police department. He was shot several times outside his home on Friday. |
| Mr Robles was flown to a nearby hospital, but died shortly afterwards. | Mr Robles was flown to a nearby hospital, but died shortly afterwards. |
| The news came as Mexico's president was attending a memorial service honouring three other senior police officers. | The news came as Mexico's president was attending a memorial service honouring three other senior police officers. |
| President Felipe Calderon said these latest attacks would not deter his efforts to continue his government's campaign against the drugs trafficking cartels operating in the country. | President Felipe Calderon said these latest attacks would not deter his efforts to continue his government's campaign against the drugs trafficking cartels operating in the country. |
| "We have to come together to confront this evil, we Mexicans have to definitively and categorically say 'That's enough!'," he said. | "We have to come together to confront this evil, we Mexicans have to definitively and categorically say 'That's enough!'," he said. |
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| Footage of investigators at the scene of the shooting | |
| "We can't accept this situation, we have to take back our streets," he added. | "We can't accept this situation, we have to take back our streets," he added. |
| Mr Robles was the fourth top policemen to have been killed in Mexico City in the past 10 days. | Mr Robles was the fourth top policemen to have been killed in Mexico City in the past 10 days. |
| He was ambushed by four gunmen in a truck and shot as he was driving out of his house in Mexico City, officials said. | He was ambushed by four gunmen in a truck and shot as he was driving out of his house in Mexico City, officials said. |
| Retaliatory attacks | Retaliatory attacks |
| Edgar Millan Gomez, the official who died on Thursday, was in charge of co-ordinating national police operations against drugs traffickers. | Edgar Millan Gomez, the official who died on Thursday, was in charge of co-ordinating national police operations against drugs traffickers. |
| He was shot nine times outside his home and died in hospital. Police are investigating whether the attack was drug-related. | He was shot nine times outside his home and died in hospital. Police are investigating whether the attack was drug-related. |
| The White House has again called on the United States Congress to pass legislation that would allow more than $1bn of aid to be used in the fight against Mexico's drug cartels. | The White House has again called on the United States Congress to pass legislation that would allow more than $1bn of aid to be used in the fight against Mexico's drug cartels. |
| Mexico has seen a surge in drug-related killings recently. Last year, 2,500 people were killed; so far this year, 1,100 people have been killed. | Mexico has seen a surge in drug-related killings recently. Last year, 2,500 people were killed; so far this year, 1,100 people have been killed. |
| Mr Calderon has sent nearly 30,000 soldiers and federal police to fight Mexico's powerful drug cartels since he took office in 2006. | Mr Calderon has sent nearly 30,000 soldiers and federal police to fight Mexico's powerful drug cartels since he took office in 2006. |
| The drugs cartels have fought back by attacking security forces. They are also fighting each other to control lucrative trafficking routes. | The drugs cartels have fought back by attacking security forces. They are also fighting each other to control lucrative trafficking routes. |