AMLO says that the "murderer" responsible for the death of two Jesuit priests has already been identified and the pope sends his condolences

Two Jesuits and a civilian are murdered in a church in northern Mexico 3:15

(CNN Spanish) --

Without specifying names, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Wednesday that "the person responsible, the murderer", of three people, including two Jesuit priests, who lost their lives, has already been identified. in an armed attack this Monday inside a church in the town of Cerocahui, in the state of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico.

During his morning conference, López Obrador also reported that elements of the Secretary of Defense have been deployed to the area and that the process is being carried out by the Chihuahua Prosecutor's Office.

"But what matters to us now is finding the bodies and arresting those responsible," AMLO said.

"An investigation is being carried out," he said. "There is a search, the person responsible, the murderer, has already been identified, and we are going to continue with the investigations," AMLO said this Wednesday.

The president said that he instructed the government of Chihuahua not to send personnel from the Ministry of Defense, since it is a "matter of common law."

"Now what matters most to us is finding the bodies, since progress has been made in the investigation and arresting those responsible," López Obrador said.

"But what matters to us now is finding the bodies and arresting those responsible."

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"Everyone already knows that it was this person, the one who even carried out the execution directly. It is being asked that if the elements are available, the Chihuahua Prosecutor's Office or the Attorney General's Office can already take out a file for the search. of those responsible, to help in this matter. Of course there is a presence of the Secretary of Defense, sufficient presence... what is required in these cases, is that I cannot say more," added AMLO.

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The pope speaks out on the murders of Jesuit priests

Pope Francis said Wednesday that he is "close with affection and prayer to the Catholic community affected by this tragedy," referring to the murder of two Jesuit priests in northern Mexico.

"How many murders in Mexico," Francis said as he expressed his shock at the crimes at the end of the General Audience, adding that "violence does not solve problems, but rather increases unnecessary suffering."

"I express my pain and shock at the murders the day before yesterday in Mexico of two religious, my brothers, Jesuits, and a lay person," the pope said.

Three people were murdered this Monday inside a church in the town of Cerocahui, in the state of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico.

Two of the victims were Jesuit priests.

The events occurred around 6 pm The priests were killed by an armed attacker, who also searched for a third person who was hiding from the attack and ended his life.

The Society of Jesus condemned in a statement the murder of the two religious, and asked the authorities to recover the bodies that were removed from the place "by armed persons."

In addition, he requested increased protection for religious and lay people who work in the town of Cerocahui and adopt security measures in the Sierra Tarahumara region, which faces conditions of violence and neglect that, according to the Society of Jesus, have not been reversed. .

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