Excelsior: "In the midst of the security measures being taken before the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Guanajuato, to be held next from Friday, March 23 to Monday, the 26, several cities around the state woke up yesterday to find banners attributed to groups criminals. The messages were placed on pedestrian bridges in Leon, Irapuato, Salamanca, San Miguel de Allende, Yuriria, Moroleón and Uriangato, according to local police reports.
According to information provided by the authorities, the messages were attributed to the criminal organization known as The Knights Templar, based in Michoacan and with a strong presence in Guanajuato. According to the police report, the messages were intended to disassociate the group from any possible acts of violence.
On 22 January, the Archbishop of Leon, Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, asked that organized crime call a truce during the papal visit." Spanish original
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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