The body of Edgar Esqueda was found Friday morning near the airport in the industrial city of San Luis Potosí, some 200 miles (350 kilometres) north of Mexico City, according to local media. The San Luis Potosí state attorney general’s office tweeted a statement saying its officers were not involved in any abduction. News outlets in San Luis Potosí reported that the photojournalist had reported the threats to the authorities. San Luis Potosí state has boomed economically with the arrival of automotive investments in recent years, but also been plagued by drug cartel violence. News of Esqueda’s murder came on the same day Mexico squares off in a World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago in San Luis Potosí.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2017 17:03 UTC