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| Mexico investigates disappearance of three Italians | Mexico investigates disappearance of three Italians |
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| Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of three Italian men in the western state of Jalisco. | Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of three Italian men in the western state of Jalisco. |
| Vicenzo Cimmino, Raffaele Russo and Antonio Russo - all from Naples - were last seen on New Year's Eve in the Tecalitlán municipality. | Vicenzo Cimmino, Raffaele Russo and Antonio Russo - all from Naples - were last seen on New Year's Eve in the Tecalitlán municipality. |
| Some reports say the Italians went missing after being detained by police at a petrol station. | Some reports say the Italians went missing after being detained by police at a petrol station. |
| Italian diplomats are helping the investigation, the Mexican authorities say. | Italian diplomats are helping the investigation, the Mexican authorities say. |
| Last weekend, family members and friends of the missing men marched on the streets of Naples, demanding answers from the Mexican government about what had happened to their loved ones. | Last weekend, family members and friends of the missing men marched on the streets of Naples, demanding answers from the Mexican government about what had happened to their loved ones. |
| Last year was Mexico's most violent year on record, with more than 25,000 murders. | Last year was Mexico's most violent year on record, with more than 25,000 murders. |
| Organised crime - and feuding drug cartels in particular - accounts for nearly three-quarters of those deaths, officials say. | Organised crime - and feuding drug cartels in particular - accounts for nearly three-quarters of those deaths, officials say. |
| The US State Department in its most recent advisory urges travellers to reconsider going to Jalisco, warning that "violent crime and gang activity are common in parts of Jalisco state". | |
| A timeline of Mexican violence |