Eight people kidnapped by armed group in Mexico

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Eight people kidnapped by armed group in Mexico
www.chinaview.cn 2005-07-23 10:16:50

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Eight people, including a five-member family, were kidnapped Friday by an armed group in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in northeastern Mexico where drug-trafficking-related violence has been increasing.

According to the police, the 25-to-30-member-strong armed group moving in a five-pick-up-truck convoy kidnapped the family in a violent way.

The attackers, armed with assault rifles and wearing ski-masks,also abducted three other people named Roberto Guerrero Salas, Alejandro Jaime Trejo and Jose Antonio Vara.

The kidnap took place against the backdrop of heightened security measures taken by the government. On June 11, Mexican President Vicente Fox launched a plan known as "Safe Mexico" in the northern states of Sinaloa, Baja California and Tamaulipas to tackle increased crimes in the region.

Nuevo Laredo has been one of the battle fields between drug lords disputing each other on drug-trafficking routes towards the United States.

This year, nearly 100 people have been murdered in the city in relation to organized crimes. Enditem

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The kidnap took place against the backdrop of heightened security measures taken by the government. On June 11, Mexican President Vicente Fox launched a plan known as "Safe Mexico" in the northern states of Sinaloa, Baja California and Tamaulipas to tackle increased crimes in the region.
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FOX LAUNCHED A PLAN KNOWN AS "SAFE MEXICO"? GIVE ME A BREAK!

SAFE MEXICO is NOT what I call what he launched. He disemboweled the local police accusing them of corruption. Shoot, their amatuers compared to Foxie. And now they're being systematically murdered. Anyone can figure that out, can't they??

RR