Mexican journalist shot dead while under police protection

Alejandro Martínez had been reporting on violent crime for several years.

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Unknown gunmen shot Alejandro Martínez as he was travelling in a car with two security guards in the central state of Guanajuato.

Mr Martínez, who was known as "The Son of the Lone Ranger", died in hospital from the bullet wounds he sustained in the attack.

Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, with over 150 media workers killed since 1994, according to campaign group Reporters Without Borders.

Mr Martínez, who was in his 50s, ran a popular news outlet on Facebook, which has more than 340,000 followers.

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