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Mexico celebrates bicentennial amid tight security

Mexico is celebrating 200 years of independence as authorities attempt to stem the wave of violent crime gripping the country.

On its 200th birthday, the Central American nation wanted its citizens - and the world - to forget its vicious drug war and remember the country's epic history, music, whimsical folk art and continuing crusade for wider prosperity and democracy....
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)