US EditionMexico to Beef up Security at Tourist Sites After Shooting at Pyramids in Lead up to World Cup
Officials ordered more National Guard patrols, tighter inspections and expanded surveillance after the attack killed one Canadian tourist and injured 13 others.
- On Tuesday, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced that National Guard presence will increase at Mexico's cultural heritage sites following Monday's shooting at the Teotihuacán archaeological zone.
- Monday's attack at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, located 30 miles northeast of Mexico City, prompted the government to implement enhanced security protocols at cultural heritage sites nationwide.
- During President Claudia Sheinbaum's daily press conference, Harfuch said the National Guard and National Intelligence Center will expand physical and cyber patrolling to identify and prevent threats.
- Ahead of the expected arrival of 5 million World Cup visitors, President Sheinbaum called for rigorous inspections to prevent weapons from entering public spaces, as the shootout threatens Mexico's international image.
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Independent EspañolMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said it will strengthen security in tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists in pyramids outside of Mexico City, less than two...
Mexico pledges World Cup safety after shooting at ancient pyramids
Top Mexican officials on Tuesday vowed to ensure safety ahead of the World Cup soccer matches following a shooting at the famed Teotihuacan pyramids that killed a Canadian tourist, and said the gunman appeared to have been influenced by violent incidents abroad.
Mexico president urges tighter security at tourist areas after shooting
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday called for tighter gun controls at tourist sites following a deadly shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids just weeks before World Cup games are hosted in the country. "We need to have better security to make sure someone can't enter an archaeological site, a tourist site, with a firearm," the president said in her morning press conference in Mexico City, which is set to host World Cup football matche…
After the armed attack on the Teotihuacan Moon Pyramid, in which two people (including the attacker) died and 13 were injured, the federal government instructed to strengthen security measures in cultural precincts and increase physical and cyber patrols to prevent threats, the Ministry of the Interior reported in a statement.
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