Mexican Soldiers Kill Pregnant Woman As She Seeks Help

Mexican Soldiers Kill Pregnant Woman As She Seeks Help

Soldiers shot dead a pregnant woman in northern Mexico as her vehicle, carrying a passenger wounded in a shooting, approached a roadblock where she sought help, local prosecutors said on Friday.

The shooting added to a spiralling death toll across the country, where more than 5,000 people have been killed this year.

Many of the deaths are believed to have been drug-related and the government has clamped down on drug trafficking, with the deployment of 36,000 troops.

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