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Ten thousand dead and counting: Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city that’s deadlier than Afghanistan

CIUDAD JUAREZ — In March, municipal police officers detained the two brothers of Armida Vazquez and whisked them away in patrol cars. Vazquez and her mother searched for Dante and Juan Carlos, cellphone shop workers in their mid-20s, and checked … Continue reading

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Mexico's Drug War Heats up

Very few residents dare to drive on one of the roads out of this watering-hole for migrants, fearing they will be stopped at gunpoint. They worry they will be told to turn around after their gas tanks are drained or, … Continue reading

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The world's most dangerous place?

A drug war has turned Ciudad Juárez into a bloodbath. What’s worse, the addition of thousands of police and soldiers has only made the Mexican city more lawless CIUDAD JUÁREZ , MEXICO—The light is falling, the heat is letting up … Continue reading

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At least 80 gunmen terrorize Mexican town, kill 4

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police say at least 80 gunmen terrorized a town in northern Mexico for several hours and killed four people. Sonora state attorney general Abel Murrieta says the assailants arrived in the town of Maycoba in at … Continue reading

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