Funeral for 7 Tijuana police officers

A police motorcade escorts seven hearses through traffic in Tijuana, en route to ciy hall for a memorial for the seven police officers slain by gunmen the night of April 27, 2009.

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Sept. 16, 2014 1:26 PM PT

Public memorial for the seven police officers slain on the night of April 27, 2009.

Friends and relatives stand near the officers’ caskets, listening as the mayor of Tijuana speaks about the sacrifices made by police during Mexico’s continuing drug war.

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The wife of Alejandro Figueroa Medrano runs her fingers across his name on a banner that covers his casket.

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The last of the seven caskets is positioned in Tijuana’s city hall plaza.

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Tijuana tourist police Capt. Cynthia Oleta brushes back tears as relatives of the dead embrace the coffins and cry out loud.

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Socorro Medrano kisses a photograph of her son, motorcycle officer Alejandro Figueroa Medrano.

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