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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — The brother of a gubernatorial candidate assassinated in northern Mexico was named Wed nesday to run as his replacement in this weekend’s election.
Egidio Torre, 53, older brother of slain candidate Rodolfo Torre, said he consulted with his family before agreeing to fill in as the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s candidate for governor of Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas.
Gunmen ambushed Rodolfo Torre’s vehicle Monday. Four of his companions also were killed.
