Donald Trump said plans were in place but put on hold
DW: US holds off on designating Mexican cartels as terrorist groups
Mexico had asked the US not to label cartels as terrorist groups due to concerns over sovereignty. The issue came to the fore after nine US-Mexican citizens were killed by cartel members in early November.
US President Donald Trump said Friday he would temporarily refrain from designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups.
The decision came in response to a request from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose government said the terrorism label would infringe on its sovereignty.
"All necessary work has been completed to declare Mexican Cartels terrorist organizations,'' Trump wrote on Twitter. ``Statutorily we are ready to do so."
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WNU Editor: In the meantime the violence in Mexico is now happening near the Mexican President's residence .... Four dead in shooting near Mexico's presidential residence (Reuters)
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