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Article: Giuliani tours rough Mexico City neighborhoods; Former New York City mayor: His consulting firm is trying to create a plan for fighting violence and corruption
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2003
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Trailed by armed guards and protected by
armored vehicles, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani toured
some of Mexico City's roughest neighborhoods Tuesday, his first step
in creating a plan to fight the capital's violence and corrupt cops.
Giuliani waved off a report that Colombian rebels had been
planning to kidnap him in Mexico City, and said he didn't have any
recommendations yet for changes.
"This is still the beginning of a long process," he said.
The surprise two-day visit was Giuliani's first to the city since
business leaders collected $4.3 million to hire his consulting firm
to help Mexico City put together a plan to clean up the police and
crack down on ...