Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames CJNG drug cartel
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Mexico City police chief shot in a dramatic assassination attempt

Mexico City's chief of police was shot and injured and two of his bodyguards killed in a dramatic assassination attempt early on Friday that he quickly blamed on one of Mexico's most powerful drug gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

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Sat Jun 27 - Nbcnews

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