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| Mexican journalists' sons shot dead in Chihuahua | Mexican journalists' sons shot dead in Chihuahua |
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| Gunmen executed two sons of a pair of prominent Mexican journalists in the northern city of Chihuahua, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office said on Sunday, while police also found seven bodies dumped in a Mexico City suburb. | Gunmen executed two sons of a pair of prominent Mexican journalists in the northern city of Chihuahua, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office said on Sunday, while police also found seven bodies dumped in a Mexico City suburb. |
| Alfredo Páramo, 20, and Diego Páramo, 21, were shot dead in Chihuahua early on Saturday after being chased through the streets by gunmen in a car, said spokesman Carlos Gonzalez. | Alfredo Páramo, 20, and Diego Páramo, 21, were shot dead in Chihuahua early on Saturday after being chased through the streets by gunmen in a car, said spokesman Carlos Gonzalez. |
| They are the sons of well-known Mexican financial journalist David Páramo, who hosts a radio show, appears on the Azteca television network and has a national newspaper column, and Martha Gonzalez, the editor of the local El Peso newspaper. | They are the sons of well-known Mexican financial journalist David Páramo, who hosts a radio show, appears on the Azteca television network and has a national newspaper column, and Martha Gonzalez, the editor of the local El Peso newspaper. |
| "We still don't know what they were doing there," Carlos Gonzalez said. "But this has nothing to do with the professional activities of their parents." | "We still don't know what they were doing there," Carlos Gonzalez said. "But this has nothing to do with the professional activities of their parents." |
| Mexican journalists are often targeted and killed by drug cartels for reporting on their activities. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based advocacy group, says 25 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 1992. | Mexican journalists are often targeted and killed by drug cartels for reporting on their activities. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based advocacy group, says 25 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 1992. |
| In a separate incident, authorities found seven bodies dumped in a car in a Mexico City suburb on Sunday morning, a local police official said. | In a separate incident, authorities found seven bodies dumped in a car in a Mexico City suburb on Sunday morning, a local police official said. |
| Two of the men were found naked. Police have identified three of the men, who ranged in ages from 14 to 42, the official said. | Two of the men were found naked. Police have identified three of the men, who ranged in ages from 14 to 42, the official said. |
| It appeared all seven men, who were found in the suburb of Ecatepec, had been shot, the official said. | It appeared all seven men, who were found in the suburb of Ecatepec, had been shot, the official said. |
| Last year, police discovered eight corpses dumped in the suburb of 2 million people. | Last year, police discovered eight corpses dumped in the suburb of 2 million people. |
| Ecatepec lies in the Mexico state, which borders the capital to the north and where more than half the population of greater Mexico City lives. | Ecatepec lies in the Mexico state, which borders the capital to the north and where more than half the population of greater Mexico City lives. |
| Until 2011, Enrique Peña Nieto, now the president of Mexico, was the governor of the Mexico state. He has vowed to take a different tack to that of his presidential predecessor, Felipe Calderón, who sent in the troops to tackle the warring drug cartels. Peña Nieto has focused instead on stopping kidnapping and extortion. | Until 2011, Enrique Peña Nieto, now the president of Mexico, was the governor of the Mexico state. He has vowed to take a different tack to that of his presidential predecessor, Felipe Calderón, who sent in the troops to tackle the warring drug cartels. Peña Nieto has focused instead on stopping kidnapping and extortion. |
| About 70,000 people have died in drug-related killings since 2006, when Calderón launched his military-led campaign. More than 4,200 were killed in the first four months of Peña Nieto's term, a slowdown in the murder rate from early 2012. | About 70,000 people have died in drug-related killings since 2006, when Calderón launched his military-led campaign. More than 4,200 were killed in the first four months of Peña Nieto's term, a slowdown in the murder rate from early 2012. |
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