We are trapped here : A Mexican town isolated by cartel terror
Patrick J. McDonnell and Cecilia Sánchez, Los Angeles Times
April 25, 2021
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1of3A convoy of vehicles from the Mexican Army patrol during the visit of the Apostolic Nuncio Franco Coppola, not pictured, in Aguililla community, state of Michoacan, Mexico, on April 23, 2021.ENRIQUE CASTRO/TNSShow MoreShow Less
2of3Monsignor Franco Coppola, the Vatican s diplomat to Mexico, bless people as he arrives to meet families and celebrate Mass in Aguililla, a town that has been cut off by warring cartels in Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, April 23, 2021. State police and soldiers were sent in to restore order earlier this month, but cartels responded by parking hijacked trucks across roads to block them, as well as digging deep trenches across roadways. (AP Photo/Armando Solis)Armando Solis/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less