Two elderly Jesuit priests were among three people killed Monday inside a church in northern Mexico
The third person had sought refuge inside the church in the village of Cerocahui before all three were killed around 6 p.m. local time , according to a statement from the Chihuahua state government.In a statement, the Society of Jesus, the religious order also known as the Jesuits, condemned the killings of the two priests. It also asked Mexican authorities to recover their bodies, which it said had been removed from the church"by armed individuals," according to the statement.
Read MoreThe Society also asked for increased protection for the residents of Cerocahui and the wider Sierra Tarahumara region.A predator could have sent hundreds of blackbirds crashing to their death in MexicoViolent attacks are a problem in the region, which the Society described as under-policed. Following the killings, Mexico's National Guard and Ministry of Defense mounted an operation to secure the area, according to authorities.
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