Salomón Jara, governor of Oaxaca, announced that security will be reinforced at the state’s archaeological sites following the attack on April 20 in Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, which left two people dead, including the assailant and a Canadian woman, and 13 injured.
During his press conference on Tuesday, April 21, the governor stated that the National Guard will intensify security at the Monte Albán archaeological site to guarantee the safety of visitors.
He also announced that he will meet this Wednesday with the mayors of Oaxaca de Juárez and San Pablo Villa de Mitla, where these archaeological monuments are located, to work together on a security protocol and thus prevent a situation similar to the one that occurred at the Pyramid of the Moon.
“What happened is very regrettable; we don’t want it to happen here in Oaxaca.”
Security to be intensified at all archaeological sites in Mexico
Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, stated that, at the instruction of President Claudia Sheinbaum, security will be immediately strengthened at the country’s archaeological sites, as well as at major tourist destinations. Preventive checks and access controls will also be reinforced.
“At the instruction of the President of the Republic, the immediate strengthening of security at archaeological sites throughout our country and at the country’s main tourist destinations has been ordered. The presence of the National Guard will be increased, in full coordination with local authorities.”
As part of these actions, physical and cyber patrols by the National Guard and the National Intelligence Center will also be expanded to identify and prevent any threats. This follows the events that occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, which prompted the deployment of a coordinated operation with state authorities.
According to reports from authorities, 13 people were injured, eight of whom remain hospitalized. Three are at the HRAE IMSS Bienestar hospital in Ixtapaluca, three at the Axapusco Hospital in the State of Mexico, and two at the ABC Hospital in Mexico City. An additional five people were treated and released from private hospitals.
Source: oaxaca.heraldodemexico
