Mayor of city in Mexico killed in apparent decapitation
Alexander Arcos was killed on Sunday, just six days after he was elected the mayor of Chilpancingo, a city around 170 miles south of Mexico City with a population of around 280,000. Officials confirmed the murder from the gory photos of his decapitated head, which were shared on messaging platform WhatsApp this week.
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded
Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero
Mexican Local Mayor Went Alone to Meeting Before His Brutal Killing
A portrait of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office, is shown at his funeral service as Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to unveil a new security policy,
After newly elected mayor is beheaded in Mexico, others ask federal authorities for protection
Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before he was murdered.
Mexican Mayors Request Federal Protection After Colleague's Beheading in Guerrero
Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch has denied that Mayor Arcos submitted any formal request before his untimely death
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