5 Police Officers Shot Dead in Cartel-Plagued Part of Mexico as World Cup Kicks Off

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An attack on Civil Guard members occurred Wednesday evening in the town of La Mojonera, in the Nahuatzen district. Local authorities reported that five officers were killed and five others were injured. AFP published a photo of the officers' vehicle riddled with bullet holes. It is unknown who was behind the ambush. The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world, operates in the regio…

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The football world is looking forward to Mexico City. Blockades and demonstrations threaten to seriously affect the day with the opening game of the World Cup at 1 p.m. local time (at 9 p.m. CEST/live in sportkrone.at-Ticker) between Mexico and South Africa. Mexico City will experience a chaos day, the newspaper "El Financiero" prophesied. As local authorities reported, five policemen were killed by unknowns during an attack in the western state…

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The evening before the World Cup was opened, five police officers were shot on patrol in Mexico. Five officers were injured.

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In Mexico, the host country of the World Cup, five police officers were shot in a cartel stronghold just before the opening match. The government is trying to dispel concerns from football fans.