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Mexican Mayor Assassinated Inside Town Hall as Toll of Slain Local Leaders Nears 100

Mayor Valentin Lavin
Mayor Valentin Lavin Valentin Lavin Romero via Facebook

The mayor of Temoac, a municipality in the central Mexican state of Morelos, was shot and killed inside government offices Wednesday, authorities said, marking the latest attack on a local official in a country where nearly 100 mayors have been murdered since 2006.

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