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Activists demand justice for environmentalist slain near Mexico City
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ACTIVISTS on Thursday demanded justice for an environmentalist brutally killed near Mexico City earlier this month.

Alvaro Arvizu was attacked with an axe or hatchet on June 13 at an environmental research and education centre where he worked near the Iztaccihuati volcano, not far from the more famous Popocatepetl volcano.

Activists said that crime appeared to be retaliation for Mr Arvizu’s work in defending forests and water resources in the mountains that ring Mexico City.

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