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| Tamaulipas: PRI Gubernatorial Candidate, Four Others Murdered |
| 2010-06-29 |
| Google Translate with a hat tip to Notas Roja for additional information Five members of an entourage of Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre Cantú, including the candidate himself were ambushed and killed near the airport at Cuidad Victoria, Tamaulipas Monday morning. according to Mexican news accounts. The convoy was travelling down a seven kilometer road between Cuidad Victoria and Soto La Marina, where he was scheduled for a private meeting before moving on to Matamoroas to meet with other PRI politicians there. Reports say armed suspects used a tow truck to block the passage of the two vehicle convoy carrying Cantu before they open fired. The attack began at 1030 hrs. Killed in the ambush were: Luis Gerardo Sotelo, a bodyguard, Enrique Blackmore Smer, a local deputy, Rubén López Zúñiga , and David Lopez Catachan. Wounded in the attack were: Alejandro MartÃÂnez Villarreal, Cantu's private secretary, Enrique de la Garza Montoto, Aurelio Balleza DÃÂaz, a bodyguard and Dante Quiroz Aguilar, also a bodyguard. Investigators at the scene say AK-47 assault rifles and 9mm weapons were used in the attack. Cantu was considered a frontrunner in the governor's race. Elections for governor, offices in 43 municipalities and state deputies are set for July 4th. The PRI-PVEM coalition as well as the opposing PAN political organizations have suspended activities in the state. Torre Cantu was 46 years old, born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, in 1964 and studied medicine in his native state. |
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