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Three Journalists and Two Family Members Abducted in Mexico

The victims, including a journalist who had previously received threats from a drug cartel, were kidnapped in the violence-plagued state of Guerrero.

  • Three journalists and two family members have been abducted in the Mexican state of Guerrero, known for its high levels of violence.
  • The journalists, Marco Toledo, Silvia Arce, and Alberto Sanchez, were reportedly kidnapped by armed men, along with Toledo's wife and son.
  • Toledo had previously received threats from a drug cartel and had reported on local corruption.
  • Arce and Sanchez, who lead the digital platform RedSiete, were kidnapped from their office in Taxco.
  • Mexico is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, with five journalists killed in the country so far this year.
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