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Mob in Mexican Tourist City Beats Woman to Death

The woman was suspected of kidnapping an 8-year-old girl, who was later found dead

(Newser) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession, the AP reports. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through...

15 Killed in Mexico Tourist Town Shootout

Suspected cartel members killed in Taxco battle

(Newser) - The Mexican army killed 15 suspected drug cartel members in an hour-long shootout in the tourist town of Taxco yesterday. Troops returned fire after being shot at when they arrived at a house to investigate reports of criminal activity, CNN reports. Authorities have stepped up anti-cartel operations in Taxco since...

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