The hacked-up bodies of a photojournalist and another young man have been found in the northern Mexico city of Saltillo. 22-year-old photographer Daniel Martinez Bazaldua had recently been hired to cover social events for Vanguardia, the paper said in a story in its online edition. Officials identified the other man as Julian Zamora, 23.
Saltillo is in northern Coahuila state, an area where the Zetas drug cartel is active. Another Coahuila newspaper recently announced it would no longer publish stories about drug gangs, after receiving threats apparently signed by a Zetas leader.
In some cartel-plagued cities in Mexico, covering even the society section can be dangerous, because cartel leaders may hang out at prominent social events and get angry if they are included in photos. In some cases, if they want the attention, they can be angered if they are left out.
Mexico has become one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, where more than 80 have been killed since 2000.
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