Mexico - Bomb attack and car bomb hit media as violence escalates in election run-up

Reporters without borders

A bomb attack on the offices of the national TV network Televisa in Matamoros in Tamaulipas state on 25 March has raised fears of a resumption of the threats that were aimed against the organization in the same place in 2010. The latest attack caused only damage and no injuries. However, it occurred in the wake of two other attacks in the same part of northern Mexico, which has a history of violence. “Violence against the media appears likely to escalate as the July 1 federal election (...)

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