2 women and boy shot dead at altar to folk saint cult "La Santa Muerte" in Mexico
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A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult "La Santa Muerte" was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said.
Two other people were killed and eight injured in the attack in the city of Leon, in Guanajuato state, the authorities added.
The saint - whose name means roughly "Holy Death" - is often worshipped by convicts, drug addicts and criminals, along with other people who feel excluded or are experiencing difficulties in life.
A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult "La Santa Muerte" was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said.
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