Certainly one of Mexico’s most distinguished faces on tv survived an assassination try within the capital Mexico Metropolis. The assault on Ciro Gómez Leyva which befell close to his house marks one of the vital brazen assaults on a journalist Mexico has seen in many years. The nation has seen a surge in assaults on journalists over the previous few years beneath president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly often called Amlo.

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Ciro Gómez Leyva, a information anchor for the nationwide information community Grupo Imagen, was driving a bulletproof SUV when a motorbike pilot opened fireplace on him on Thursday night time, Guardian reported. Ciro Gómez Leyva was not injured, however the assault highlighted a major escalation of violence towards Mexican journalists.

President Amlo condemned the assault on Ciro Gómez Leyva, saying, “He’s a journalist, a human being, but additionally a frontrunner of public opinion. Injuring a determine like Ciro creates a whole lot of political instability.”

Hours after surviving the assassination try, Ciro Gómez Leyva was again at work and broadcasted his traditional information briefings on the Grupo Imagen information channel, Guardian reported as visitors on his present admired his dedication and praised his braveness.

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Based on the committee to guard journalists, 42 journalists have been killed throughout the first three years of Amlo’s presidency, in comparison with 45 throughout the complete six-year time period of the final president, Enrique Peña Nieto.

Earlier, Rubén Espinoza, a photographer for Proceso Journal, had fled the state of Veracruz to Mexico Metropolis after receiving loss of life threats whereas protecting corruption allegations towards then-governor Javier Duarte. In 2015, he was shot useless in his house together with 4 different folks.

In Mexico- thought of one of the vital harmful locations on the earth to be a journalist- till September this yr, fifteen reporters have been murdered, in accordance with the information compiled by Boston College Radio.