2 journalists killed in Guatemala; 1 had reported death threats from mayor
2 journalists killed in Guatemala; 1 had reported death threats from mayor
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The body of journalist Federico Salazar lies on the ground in the central park of Mazatenango, Guatemala, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Prensa Libre)
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Published Tuesday, March 10, 2015 8:32PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, March 10, 2015 9:44PM EDT
GUATEMALA CITY -- Gunmen shot and killed two journalists and wounded a third Tuesday as they walked in a park in southern Guatemala, the editor of Prensa Libre newspaper said. Danilo Lopez, the local correspondent for Prensa Libre, and Federico Salazar, of Radio Nuevo Mundo, were killed in a park in Mazatenango municipality.
The men were the vice-president and secretary, respectively, of the recently created Suchitepequez Press Association, according to Centro Civitas, a non-profit organization dedicated to journalists' human rights.
Prensa Libre editor Miguel Angel Mendez Zetina said Lopez had worked at the paper for more than a decade and recently filed a complaint against Jose Linares Rojas, the mayor of San Lorenzo, for making death threats against him. Lopez had written stories about the lack of transparency surrounding public funds in Linares' administration, the editor added.
"Two mayors from Mazatenango municipality had threatened him for his stories," Mendez said. "Danilo was a very ethical reporter, very transparent and he was very good at accounting for public funds and how this impacted communities."
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