Monday, August 29, 2011

News Summary for August 29th, 2011


The Defense Secretariat sent 800 additional troops to Monterrey as reinforcements to assist local authorities.  The full deployment of an additional 1,500 soldiers is expected within the next couple of days. State and local authorities in Monterrey denied that two of the suspects in Friday’s attack on the Casino Royale had been arrested.  Authorities said that 45 of the fatal 52 victims of the attack on the Casino Royale had been identified and their bodies delivered to their relatives… Funerals for the victims began over the weekend…  
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development sent a condolence message from secretary general Mexican José Ángel Gurria whose remarks joined the chorus of national and international outrage at the attack on the casino in Monterrey. Fifty civic groups joined together in Monterey to launch a campaign for Peace and Justice with the “Peace Is Ours” slogan… Youth groups said they would stage a rally on Saturday October 8th at the Angel of Independence

The National Human Rights Commission sent a team to Monterrey to meet with victims of the attack at the Casino Royale and their families and verify their conditions…
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Authorities conducted an operation at 11 casinos and betting halls in Nuevo León and the Federal District… Three people were arrested and authorities impounded more than 3,500 coin machines…
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Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera invoked punishment on earth and in heaven for those responsible for the attack on the Casino Royale, which killed 52 people… Rivera Carrera called the crime “diabolical” and said it robbed Mexico of its peace and plunged the country into mourning…
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Authorities suspended search tasks at mass grave found Saturday in Mexico State… Excavation teams had unearthed five bodies…
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The Finance Secretariat warned that financial volatility would continue for some time but said that contrary to other developing countries, Mexico continues to bear the brunt without showing signs of an economic meltdown…
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One year after Mexicana was forced to ground its airplanes the Flight Attendants Union asked President Felipe Calderón to step in to find a rapid solution so that they can recover their jobs.

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