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A member of the new self-defense group known as 'El Machete' walks by a graffiti reading 'Sicario out' as he looks for members of drug gangs and municipal authorities during a protest against the growing violence in the area, in Pantelho, in Chiapas state, Mexico. He wears a face covering, jeans, a dark jumper and a back pack. The photo was taken on July 27, 2021.
Jacob Garcia/Reuters

  • A member of El Machete self-defence group walks past graffiti that reads "Sicario (hired gunman) out" during a July 2021 protest against growing violence by drug cartels and paramilitaries in the Pantelhó area of Mexico's Chiapas state.

  • Credits Jacob Garcia/Reuters
  • Themes Conflict
  • Regions Mexico

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