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Mexico: Journalist Manuel Torres Shot Dead in Veracruz

HeadlineMay 17, 2016

Another journalist has been murdered in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Manuel Torres was shot in the head Saturday as he returned home. He worked with a local city council and was editor-in-chief of the news site Noticias MT. A statement from the Veracruz attorney general did not acknowledge Torres as a journalist. At least 16 journalists have been killed in Veracruz since 2010; another three have disappeared.

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