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- ↑ Fierro, Luis (Sep 4, 2014). "Asesinan a periodista en Ciudad Juárez". Red Politica.
- ↑ "Shots fired at newspaper editor's home in Veracruz state". Reporters without Borders. Sep 4, 2014.