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Tuesday 8 March 2016

Mexican president: Trump language like that of Hitler

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto gives an address in Hous- tors Adolf Hitler and Benito pledged to build a wall border wall, as Trump pro-
ton. Pena Nieto compared the language of Republican pres- Mussolini in an interview along the two countries’ poses.
idential hopeful Donald Trump to that of dictators Adolf Hitler published Monday, and borders. Trump also has But he said he would work
and Benito Mussolini in an interview published Monday, March said it has hurt U.S.-Mexico said Mexican immigrants with whoever eventually
7, and said it has hurt U.S.-Mexico relations. relations. bring crime and drugs to wins this year’s U.S. presi-
Asked about Trump, Pena the U.S. and are “rapists.” dential election and to
(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Nieto complained to the But as the New York busi- maintain a climate “of
Excelsior newspaper about nessman has built a lead in mutual respect and joint
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexi- language of Republican “these strident expressions the GOP primary, current agreements.”
can President Enrique presidential hopeful Don- that seek to propose very and former Mexican offi- In another interview pub-
Pena Nieto compared the ald Trump to that of dicta- simple solutions” and said cials have begun to pub- lished Monday, with the
that sort of language has licly express alarm. Former newspaper El Universal, the
led to “very fateful scenes Presidents Vicente Fox and president said he would be
in the history of humanity.” Felipe Calderon also have “absolutely respectful” of
“That’s the way Mussolini alluded to Hitler in describ- the U.S. political process,
arrived and the way Hitler ing Trump. but said, “It appears to me
arrived,” Pena Nieto said. In the interview with Excel- that (Trump’s comments)
Pena Nieto until now had sior, Pena Nieto said “there hurt the relationship we
avoided direct com- is no scenario” under which have sought with the Unit-
ments on Trump, who has Mexico would pay for the ed States.”

Venezuelan officials investigating
possible slaying of 28 gold miners

HANNAH DREIER chaos in Bolivar state with
Associated Press FALSE information about
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) murdered miners,” he
— Venezuelan officials said wrote on Twitter, accusing
Monday they are investi- opposition politicians of try-
gating the alleged killing of ing to discredit the govern-
28 miners in the southeast- ment’s campaign to root
ern jungle state of Bolivar. out illegal mining.
Families say the wildcat Families and people who
miners were murdered Fri- said they witnessed the at-
day by members of a gang tack accused law enforce-
seeking to control a dis- ment agents of participat-
puted gold claim. They say ing in the killings. Protesters
the gang threw the miner’s on Monday continued to
dismembered bodies in a block the main road con-
truck and took them away. necting the region to the
“We will conduct an objec- border with Brazil.
tive, independent and im- Juan Jose Coello said he
partial investigation,” Ven- last spoke with his son on
ezuelan ombudsman Tarek Friday, shortly before he left
William Saab said Monday, for the mine.
echoing a promise by the “I’m not asking for justice.
public prosecutor’s office. Right now, I’m just asking
State Gov. Francisco Ran- that they return the body
gel, a staunch ally of the rul- of my son, so I can give him
ing socialist administration, a Christian burial,” he told
denied that any massacre The Associated Press.
took place, saying local Henry Ramos, the president
police investigated reports of Venezuela’s opposition-
of a shootout, but found no controlled Congress, joined
bodies at the mine. the families in accusing the
“Once again, irresponsible state government of a cov-
politicians are trying to sow er-up.