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| Mayor among dead as gunmen launch attack in Mexico town | Mayor among dead as gunmen launch attack in Mexico town |
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| Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda's party condemned his "cowardly" assassination | Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda's party condemned his "cowardly" assassination |
| Gunmen have killed the mayor of the city of San Miguel Totolapan, in south-western Mexico, and at least nine others, local media has reported. | Gunmen have killed the mayor of the city of San Miguel Totolapan, in south-western Mexico, and at least nine others, local media has reported. |
| Police say gunmen attacked the city hall at 14:00 (19:00GMT) on Wednesday, with photos posted online showing the building riddled with bullet holes. | |
| Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda's party, the PRD, has condemned his "cowardly" assassination and demanded justice. | Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda's party, the PRD, has condemned his "cowardly" assassination and demanded justice. |
| The attack has been blamed on the Los Tequileros criminal gang. | The attack has been blamed on the Los Tequileros criminal gang. |
| Police officers and council workers were also killed in the massacre, with graphic images of bloodied bodies lying on the ground circulating on social media. | |
| There are some reports that Mr Mendoza Almeda's father, former mayor Juan Mendoza Acosta, was also killed - in his home - before the attack moved to the city hall. | |
| The total number of victims varies between reports, and has not been confirmed by authorities. | |
| Following the attack, the Ministry of National Defence said it was deploying army units to the area to find the gunmen. | |
| Evelyn Salgado Pineda, governor of the state of Guerrero - where the city of San Miguel Totolapan lies - tweeted to say she deeply regrets the deaths. | |
| Shortly before the attack, alleged members of Los Tequileros released a video on social networks announcing its return to the region. | |
| The criminal group devastated Guerrero between 2015 and 2017 - and was known for threatening mayors of the region - until its leader, Raybel Jacobo de Almonte was assassinated. | |
| De Almonte was known as El Tequilero - the Tequila Drinker - and his gang took their name from him. |