Mexican candidate killed while handing out flyers

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Mexican candidate killed while handing out flyers

Mexico is witnessing a wave of killings in the run up to the hotly contested midterm elections in early June. At least 87 people seeking office have been killed in recent months, according to a Mexican consulting firm, and hundreds of others targeted. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.

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