Mexico overhauled how it counts clandestine drug lab raids. Security sources told Reuters the new figures are not credible
The president, speaking at a regular news conference, said information published in local media overnight from the hack of the Defense Ministry was genuine, and he confirmed revelations about his own health problems.
Javier Oliva, a political scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, said the leaks pointed to a "very serious show of vulnerability," especially at a time the military's role in Mexico was being hotly debated. Lopez Obrador, a vocal supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, said the group was likely of foreign origin.
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