Slaying of drug war hero's family shocks Mexico (AP)



Soldiers carry the coffin of fellow soldier Melquisedet Angulo during his funeral in Pariaso, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Gunmen open fire late Monday on the family of Angulo, who died during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva, after the family returned from the funeral, killing his mother, two siblings and aunt. (AP Photo/Carlos Sobrino)AP - Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families.

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