FOX News: U.S. renews travel warning to Mexico as killings of Americans climb
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning to all Americans planning on going to Mexico – renewing an expired travel ban issued in May of last year – as the latest figures show the number of murdered U.S. citizens south of the border has gone up.
The number of American citizens murdered in Mexico rose from 81 in 2013 to 100 in 2014, according to the U.S. government. Meantime, the FBI tells Fox News Latino, 241 Americans have been kidnapped in Mexico since 2013 through 2015; 73 Americans were kidnapped in Mexico in 2015 alone.
Citing threats to safety and security posed by organized criminal groups, the State Department says U.S. citizens have been the victims of violent crimes such as kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery in certain parts of Mexico.
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WNU Editor: I use to travel to Mexico in the 1990s for a quick getaway during the winter months .... no more now. Mexico has changed .... and not for the good. But many still go there .... it is cheap, good food if you know where to go, and nice beaches. Just do not leave the closed areas for tourists.
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