The television journalists kidnapped last month were from Televisa Torreon, not Televisa Monterrey. The attack Saturday was more likely a response to Televisa covereage of the "narcobloques" early Saturday morning in Monterrey. I did not see any footage from that coverage, however, an unconfirmed story said one of Los Zetas top dawgs was killed Saturday morning. That may be what gangs are mad about.[Iran Press TV Latest] Mexico's largest television broadcaster and the largest producer of Spanish language content in the world, Televisa,
| Unknown assailants threw a grenade early Sunday in front of the station, which shattered some of the building's windows, but there were no reports of casualties. |
Unknown assailants threw a grenade early Sunday in front of the station, which shattered some of the building's windows, but there were no reports of casualties.
Investigators say it was a warning for journalists to stay away from reporting on drug war violence, Reuters reported.
Alejandro Hernandez, a cameraman for Televisa as well as Javier Canales, another cameraman for Multimedios Television, were abducted last month by drug traffickers in the northern state of Durango. The journalists were kidnapped along with a Televisa reporter, Hector Gordoa, after they had covered a prison scandal.
Protests at the jail in Gomez Palacio erupted after state prosecutors accused officials of releasing inmates to carry out targeted killings.
Mexico is regarded by some press organizations as the most dangerous country in Latin America for journalists.
At least seven journalists have been killed in the country so far in 2010. Many more reporters have received threats from drug gangs.