Federal Police, Troops to Patrol Acapulco, Mexico's Violent 'Hot Land' Agence France-Presse
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Acapulco Bay awaits tourists (Guerrero Tourism)

Mexican federal police and troops took over security Wednesday in the resort of Acapulco and a violent region known as the Hot Land following the presumed massacre of 43 students.

Monte Alejandro Rubido, the national security commissioner, said the Acapulco operation was aimed at restoring security in the Pacific port during the winter holidays.

Acapulco's tourism industry has been hit by recent protests over the disappearance, and apparent slaughter, of 43 aspiring teachers in the southern state of Guerrero in September. The city also has a high murder rate linked to drug gang turf wars.

Extra federal forces were also deployed in 36 towns of Tierra Caliente (Hot Land), a gang-plagued region straddling the states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Morelos and Mexico, Rubido said.

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