Two Mexican priests kidnapped, killed
September 20, 2016
Two Mexican priests were kidnapped and murdered in the state of Veracruz on September 18.
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The two priests, Fathers Alejo Nabor Jimenes Juarez and Joe Alfredo Juarez de la Cruz, were seized on Sunday evening at their parish in Poza Rica. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found by the side of a road near the town on Monday morning. A third man, a lay parish worker, was also kidnapped but survived.
The two priests served in a low-income neighborhood, in an area where drug-related gang violence has been common. But there was no immediate explanation for the killings.
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Further information:
- Two priests kidnapped and killed in Veracruz state (Fides)
- Two missing Catholic priests found murdered in Mexico (DW)
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