VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Lawmakers in Veracruz state approved a law Tuesday designed to lessen terrorism charges filed against a man and a woman for allegedly causing a panic by tweeting rumors of drug cartel shootouts.
 
The law would create a new charge of disturbing the peace, allowing prosecutors to revise the indictments against Gilberto Martinez and Maria de Jesus Bravo.
 
A judge charged them last month with terrorism and sabotage after tweeted reports of violence and kidnapping threats caused panic in Veracruz city.