Survivor of Mexico armed attack given protection

14 hours ago
Vanessa Buschschlüter,
BBC News

A Mexican mayoral candidate who survived an armed attack in which his campaign manager was killed has been given police protection.

Albino Gómez disappeared after the attack in southern Guerrero state on Sunday and his party said he had been kidnapped.

He was later found alive and his colleagues have since clarified that he had managed to escape and had been in hiding.

The campaign for Sunday's election in Mexico has been wracked by violence and Guerrero is the most dangerous state for candidates.

Mr Gómez is running for mayor for the governing Morena party in the municipality of Cochoapa el Grande.

He was targeted shortly after he attended his closing campaign rally when at least one gunman stormed the house he was at and opened fire.

Mr Gómez's campaign manager, Felipe Chávez, was killed and two more people were reportedly injured in the attack.

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