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Mexico City mayor deploys National Guard to metro after accidents

A member of the National Guard walks at a metro platform as part of a deployment to stations and other facilities of the metro system after a series of incidents, in Mexico City, Mexico January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday the deployment of over 6,000 national guard members to stations and "other facilities" of the capital's metro system after a series of incidents she described as unusual.

Sheinbaum, considered a top contender for the ruling Morena party ahead of Mexico's 2024 presidential election, said that she had asked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday for the support of the guard, a militarized police force, after several "atypical" episodes.

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