Mexican priest, who spoke out against drug gang, found shot dead
The body of Father Gregorio Lopez was found near the city of Ciudad Altamirano. Lopez was kidnapped from a seminary where he taught, and is the third priest to be killed in the Mexican state this year.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, December 28, 2014, 11:08 AM
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PABLO SPENCER/AFP/GETTY IMAGESA large crowd attended the funeral of Father Gregorio Lopez in Altamirano, Mexico. His body was found yesterday after being kidnapped on Monday by gunmen.
A Mexican priest who was kidnapped on Monday has been found shot dead.
Officials said the body of Father Gregorio Lopez was discovered near the southwestern city of Ciudad Altamirano, reports the BBC.
Father Lopez had been seized by gunmen from a seminary where he taught. It is unclear why he has been killed.
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However, a friend of the priest told local media that Father Lopez was kidnapped after he accused a drug gang, Guerreros Unidos, of the abduction and murder of 43 students in September.
Lopez is the third priest to be killed in the state this year, which is at the center of Mexico's deadly drugs war.
