World Watch Monitor, August 16, 2018
A Mexican pastor who survived an assassination attempt in the notorious border city of Juarez in June says he was targeted because his church’s work is seen to negatively impact upon the efforts of drug cartels.
A hitman entered the pastor’s home on 12 June, making him kneel on the floor and telling him “you don’t know who you are messing about with”. The man then pulled the trigger on his gun, but it failed to fire, so he knocked the pastor unconscious and stole his wallet, before fleeing.
“All I can say is that with the work we do as a church we have affected the activities of those groups involved in drug trafficking and organised crime. We are not sure what comes next,” said the pastor, whose name is being withheld to protect him.
The attack came just days after the murder of fellow local pastor Eduardo Garcia.