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Weekly Report - 30 April 2015 (WR-15-17)
MEXICO: Unrest in the north threatens electoral preparations
The federal government has been reacting anxiously to surges of violence that might jeopardise forthcoming elections. Inter-gang fighting in Tamaulipas and continuing protests about the Iguala mass abduction in Guerrero, plus sympathy actions in other states have commanded most attention.
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