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Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated

Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated

A popular candidate for governor of Tamaulipas State who had made increased security his prime campaign pledge was killed along with at least four others Monday morning when gunmen opened fire on his motorcade as he headed to a campaign event, the authorities said. The killing of the candidate, Rodolfo Torre Cantú, 46, drove election-related violence in Mexico to a peak unseen since 1994, when a presidential candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio, was assassinated.

 

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