Mexican mayor assassinated days after assuming office

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Alejandro Arcos, mayor of the city of Chilpancingo in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, was assassinated on Sunday, just six days after taking office, local authorities said.

"His loss has left all of Guerrero society in mourning and fills us with indignation," Guerrero state governor Evelyn Salgado wrote on social media X.

Arcos was elected in June as a representativ