Mourners pay their respects at the casket of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office.
Mandatory Credit:	Oscar Ramirez/Reuters via CNN Newsource

Mourners pay their respects at the casket of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office.
Mandatory Credit: Oscar Ramirez/Reuters via CNN Newsource

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Mexican mayor killed less than a week after taking office

The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country.