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Caribbean-Latin America
Durango: Four Journalists Kidnapped -- UPDATED: One Released
2010-07-29
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Four Mexican journalists are reported missing despite their employers acceding to demands, according to Mexican press reports.

However, Milenio.com is reporting that Hector Gordoa Marquez was released unharmed today.

A number of reporters were camped outside the Gomez Palacio Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) No.2 July 26th covering a prisoner revolt following the arrest of the prison director on July 22nd by Mexican Federal and state authorities.

Missing are: Laguna Multimedia cameraman, Jaime Canales, Televisa Torreon cameraman Alejandro Hernandez, Hector Gordoa of Televisa Mexico, and Hector "N", reporter for The Evening.

The journalists were last seen at 1500 hrs when they finished at the CERESO. Officials reported at 1700 hrs the discovery of two burned out vehicles used by Laguna Multimedia and Televisa Mexico in the Las Huertas district only a few minutes from the CERESO.

At 1800 hrs, the journalists contacted their respective newsrooms to announce they were held by Los Zetas who were unhappy with coverage of the massacres in the last six months involving staff and prisoners at the CERESO.

Release of the journalists are conditioned that three videos be broadcast which included information about alleged collusion local officials had with organized crime.

Until the subsequent release of the videos, the information had only been seen on the Internet. The videos were broadcast, though none of the victims has yet been released.
Posted by:badanov

#3  Yeah, we're overstocked on journalists. We can ship Mexico all they want.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2010-07-29 09:54  

#2  I wonder if they'd like some JournoListas?
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-07-29 07:48  

#1  Google CERESO, not a nice place.
Posted by: Lumpy Anguting2786   2010-07-29 01:57  

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