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Police Reporter Abducted in Sinaloa
 Agence France-Presse
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January 02, 2010
| | The Philippines, Mexico and Somalia were the most dangerous countries for journalists, the IFJ said. | |
Mexico City – A police reporter was abducted in the northwest Mexico state of Sinaloa, in the latest incident in one of the most dangerous countries for media workers, the journalist's employers said.
A gang of attackers abducted Jose Luis Romero in the city of Los Mochis Wednesday, Linea Directa radio station reported on its Internet site late Thursday.
Romero had a risky job in a region at the heart of Mexico's drug production and trafficking and his employers believed his abduction was connected to his work.
"If someone wants to hear that we're worried, we are," they said on the Internet site.
They suggested that the killing of a Los Mochis police investigator shortly after Romero's disappearance was also linked to the crime.
Another crime reporter, who disappeared in November in the western state of Michoacan is still missing, after a grim year for media workers in Mexico.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Thursday called for more action from governments and the United Nations to protect media as it announced 137 journalists and media personnel killed in 2009.
The Philippines, Mexico and Somalia were the most dangerous countries for journalists, the IFJ said.
Drug-related violence has peaked in Mexico, leaving more than 15,000 dead, since the launch of a military crackdown on organized crime three years ago.
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