2 leftist farm activists killed in southern Mexico, 1 missing
2 leftist farm activists killed in southern Mexico, 1 missing
By The Associated Press August 6, 2013 1:10 PM
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Two leftist activists were found shot to death on Mexico's southern Pacific coast and a third is missing, a local leader said Tuesday.
The two men were found with their hands bound and gunshot wounds to their heads Monday near Coyuca de Benitez, a town west of Acapulco.
The Emiliano Zapata Revolutionary Agrarian League said victims Raymundo Velazquez Flores and Samuel Vargas Ramirez were members of the group, which was founded by leftist guerrilla leader Genaro Vazquez in the 1960s.
League leader Luis Olivares said a third activist from the group has been missing since Monday.
They had been involved in efforts to obtain greater government support for farmers, and in building support for the Mexican Communist Party.
The deaths follow the killing of an environmental activist last week in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
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