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A Guide to Fast and Convenient Sahur Meals

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Four Journalists Abducted in Mexico	\| Print \|

MEXICO CITY, 29 JULY, 2010: Four journalists have been abducted in the north Mexican state of Durango, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

The four were abducted in the Laguna region, which includes Durango and parts of the neighboring state of Coahuila, all in the northern part of the country where the Zetas criminal group and the Sinaloa cartel have been fighting.

They were abducted as they were investigating accusations of corruption against the director of a detention centre, Durango Governor Ismael Hernandez told a reporter.

He said responsibility for the abductions lay, "without doubt," with organised crime.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has appealed to the Mexican government to do all it can to bring about the release of the four journalists.

"We urge state and federal authorities to do everything in their power to locate the four missing journalists and bring them to safety," said Carlos Lauria, CPJ's Americas senior programme coordinator.

- Bernama