US EditionTwo top members of Mexico City mayor's team killed in attack
- Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada's personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were killed by gunmen on motorcycles on Tuesday in the Moderna neighborhood.
- The motive for the killings remains under investigation while authorities review surveillance footage and seek to identify the attackers amid ongoing violence against politicians in Mexico.
- Brugada, who holds Mexico's second most powerful political post and is an ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum, described the attack as a direct assault on her office.
- Sheinbaum lamented the deaths during a press briefing, stating there would be no impunity, and recalled a 2020 cartel attack against her then police chief in the capital.
- The incident highlights the continuing risks faced by Mexican officials and suggests intensified security concerns for political figures nationwide.
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Two Officials Close to Clara Brugada Are Killed: What Do We Know About the ‘Peak Hour’ Murder in Tlalpan?
The attack on the morning of Tuesday, May 20 against members of the team of Clara Brugada, Head of Government of Mexico City, has generated great concern and led President Claudia Sheinbaum to condemn the events.This is what is known so far.The events were recorded between the road of Tlalpan and Napoleon Street, in the Modern Colony, mayoral city of Benito Juárez, where two people were shot dead in a direct attack.The victims were identified as…
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