French man abducted in Mexico

A French man has been abducted in Mexico, the French foreign ministry said on Monday, confirming media reports. According to Mexican media reports, the Frenchman was abducted on Sunday with a Mexican while on a trip to the Nevado national park in Toluca.

The French ministry gave no further details about the man but added it was working with local authorities to find him. A dozen years of gang-fuelled violence have claimed well over 200,000 lives in Mexico while murders hit record levels last year.