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Judi Lynn

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Wed Jul 24, 2024, 03:15 PM Jul 2024

Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence

AP
Jul 25, 2024 12:09 AM IST

GUATEMALA CITY — Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday.

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping conflict between groups that is taking place on the Mexican side.”

A government report obtained by The Associated Press described accounts from the refugees who explained they had abandoned their homes because of a lack of food and fighting between organized crime groups. Among the 580 people were men, women, children and elderly.

On the Mexican side, Chiapas’ state security agency said it had received no reports from the area. Mexico’s foreign affairs ministry and National Guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the Mexicans who sought refuge in Guatemala.

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Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2024 OP
Hmm, Guatemala has a bit of a reputation for gang violence. Ask the Belizians. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #1

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