Severed Head Found and Police Chief Killed

Police chief killed, severed head found in Mexican town.

The Associated Press

Morelia, Mexico - Gunmen killed a police chief and two officers Thursday in the same western town where a human head was dumped a day earlier.

Antonio Bravo, police chief of Quiroga, and two officers were attacked while they drove in a patrol car, Michoacan state prosecutors said in a statement.

Quiroga authorities found the severed head Wednesday in the town's tree-lined plaza near city hall. It was accompanied by a threatening message referring to a drug cartel.

Also Thursday, police in the Michoacan town of Zitacuaro found several plastic bags containing body parts near the city government offices, prosecutors said.

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Juárez Students, Teachers Fight Fear

Juárez students, teachers fight fear to attend classes.

El Paso Times

Guillermo Asiain, of the organization Jovenes Por Juarez, rallied the marchers as they began to gather at Chamizal Park in Juarez.

They live in constant fear. They feel powerless. But life must go on.

As the violence escalates around them and touches their lives, students at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez say they remain focused on their studies despite the savage war between ruthless drug cartels.

The unrelenting war has claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people this year, making Juárez one of the deadliest cities in the world.

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