100 extra police to protect travellers at Mexico City Airport

Mexican officials assigned 100 additional police officers to provide security at Mexico City International airport . Authorities stated that the decision to deploy additional security was made in response to several assaults against foreign travellers on or near the airport grounds. Crime statistics indicate that there have been at least five foreign victims in recent months as a result of incidents in which criminals followed travellers after they exchanged money at the airport terminal. A criminal gang reportedly shot and killed a French tourist in one of the robberies in January 2009. Police officials told reporters that there are now at least 500 uniformed officers patrolling the airport facility. The announcement came just hours after a Colombian tourist became the latest victim in the string of airport robberies.