Journalist María Elena Ferral was murdered in Veracruz

Mexican journalist María Elena Ferral was shot dead in Veracruz yesterday.

Ferral worked for local newspaper Diario de Xalapa and was a member of the Mexican Editorial Organization (OEM).

The journalist was attacked in broad daylight while she was driving in the municipality of Papantla . The murderer, a male riding a motorcycle, is at large.

After the attack, Ferral was rushed into surgery but died before being transferred to a bigger hospital in Poza Rica.

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Local authorities have launched an investigation and vowed to deliver justice .

In the last decade, Mexico has become one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists and the UN and other NGOs have urged the country to protect them.

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