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Mexico City Airport Replaces All 348 Police Officers

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Inside Mexico City International Airport's Terminal 2. (Photo by ProtoplasmaKid via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

All 348 police officers assigned to Mexico City International Airport have been reassigned in the wake of a June 25th shooting that left three federal officers dead. It was the latest in a string of drug-related security incidents involving the nation’s air travel system. [AP via CBS]



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