Gang-buster: Can Sheinbaum beat Mexico crime?

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  The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.

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  Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world.

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  Three years ago,

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  former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was killed in Japan by an assassin with a homemade gun.

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  Now the shooter's trial is underway,

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  Our correspondent explains what this case tells us about the state of the country today.

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  And grenades and mortars were OK.

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  Terrorist devices with their unpredictable wiring and explosives were trickier.

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  Peter Gurney spent decades diffusing bombs all over the world.

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  Our obituary's editor marks his peaceful passing.

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  But first...

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  This weekend, thousands of people took to the streets in Mexico City,

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  protesting about violent crime.

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  Masked demonstrators tore down fencing around the National Palace,

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  home to President Claudia Schoenbaum.

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  Police say at least 120 people were injured in the clashes.

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  The protests follow weeks of rising anger after the assassination of Carlos Manzó,

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  popular mayor of Urrapan, who was known for cracking down on drug gangs.

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  Many Mexicans see Manzó's killing as an emblem of the government's wider failure to control these cartels.

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