Ciro Gómez Leyva was unharmed when an attacker fired at his car, but 42 journalists have been killed during Amlo’s term
Photograph: Noticias TelemundoPhotograph: Noticias TelemundoOne of Mexico’s most prominent news anchors has survived an apparent assassination attempt near his home in the capital, in one of the most brazen attacks against a journalist the country has seen in recent decades.
Ciro Gómez Leyva, a news anchor for the national news network, Grupo Imagen, was driving a bulletproof SUV when the pillion rider on a motorcycle opened fire on him late on Thursday. Gómez was unharmed, but the attack highlighted the dramatic escalation in violence against Mexican journalists under the administration ofForty-two journalists were killed during the first three years of Amlo’s term as president, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That compared to forty-five journalists killed in the entire six year term of the last president, Enrique Peña Nieto.