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Guatemala Faces Security Crisis After Mayor's Murder in Festive Parade : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News

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Gunmen killed Masagua Mayor Nelson Luciano Marroquín during a Christmas parade in Guatemala, wounding his bodyguard.

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The mayor of a town in southern Guatemala was killed on Saturday while participating in a Christmas parade, official sources confirmed this Sunday. The attack...

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The tragedy shakes Guatemala after the mayor of the municipality of Masagua, Nelson Luciano Marroquín, was shot to death this Saturday night, while participating in a Christmas parade in the village of Obero, located in the southern department of Escuintla. The crime, which has shocked the local community and the Guatemalan political arena, is the subject of an investigation by the authorities to find those responsible for the event. The violent…

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Guatemala City – The mayor of a town in southern Guatemala was killed on Saturday night while participating in a Christmas parade, official sources confirmed this Sunday. The armed attack was perpetrated against Nelson Luciano Marroquín, mayor of the municipality of Masagua, in the department (province) of Escuintla, about 60 [...]

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TV Azteca Guate Digital broke the news in on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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