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Mexican tourists kidnapped in Acapulco
Twenty Mexican tourists have been kidnapped in the resort of Acapulco.
Published: 6:31PM BST 02 Oct 2010
The region is a major hub for drug trafficking and the beach resort of Acapulco has seen an increase in bloody cartel-related violence over the past year Photo: GETTY
Police in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero confirmed that at least 20 tourists had been kidnapped in Acapulco. The holidaymakers were thought to have recently arrived in the resort town from the town of Morelia in the neighboring state of Michoacan. Michoacan is the base for La Familia, a powerful drug cartel.
State prosecutors said they did not know the identity of the gunmen or the fate of those abducted. Mexican newspaper El Universal claimed that the tourists were travelling in at least four cars when they were kidnapped in the street. The region is a major hub for drug trafficking and the beach resort of Acapulco has seen an increase in bloody cartel-related violence over the past year.
