Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday.

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4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before. The requests for protection came from Guerrero and another violence-plagued state, Guanajuato. Gangs and drug cartels in Mexico frequently target mayors to press demands for extortion payments, gove…

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Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before he was murdered.

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Four Mexican mayors request protection after colleague’s beheading

Four mayors in Mexico have sought protection from federal authorities following the death of a city mayor, who was beheaded just days after taking office, a local official said on Tuesday.
Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after being sworn in on Sept. 30 as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state. His murder sparked fears after photos of his severed head on top of a pickup truck circulated on social media.
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The death of Mayor Alejandro Arcos has reignited fears over political violence in Mexico, where gangs seek influence.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before. Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said four mayors requested protection on Monday, a day after Arcos’ remains were found. The requests came from Guerrero and another viol…

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