"Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers. The attempts to blockade soldiers …
Warning issued to U.S. border officers
"The U.S. consortium that focuses on crimes along the border warns that a violent Mexican prison gang may try to retaliate against U.S. officers, officials say. The El Paso Intelligence Center issued …
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Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
"Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate, an attack U.S. President Barack Obama said 'outraged' him. An …
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In Mexico, 13 killed in Acapulco area, 11 others elsewhere in Guerrero
"At least 13 people were killed Saturday, some of them beheaded, around the popular beach resort of Acapulco, just as foreign visitors have begun arriving for spring break. Elsewhere in the Guerrero …
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U.S. renews travel alert to Mexico
"The United States has renewed a travel alert to Mexico, citing increased violence in the country. The alert, issued Sunday by the State Department, is in effect until August 20 and supersedes an …
8 killed during Mexico kidnap attempt
"A kidnapping attempt in northern Mexico led to a highway car chase and gun battle that left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead, Mexican authorities said. The federal Public Safety …
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13 dead, 13 injured in Juarez shooting, Mexican police say
"As many as 15 gunmen stormed into a house party in Juarez, Mexico, in the early hours of Sunday morning and opened fire, killing at least 13 people and injuring 13 others in one of the deadliest …
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DEA Warns Mexico of Possible Cartel Attacks
"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned the Mexican government that this country’s powerful drug cartels may launch attacks around the New Year’s holiday, capital daily El Universal said …
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Drug-related killings surge in Tijuana
"More than 45 people have been killed in Tijuana since Saturday in grisly drug violence that appears to signal the end of a nearly yearlong truce between rival crime bosses, according to Mexican …
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Juarez, Mexico continues to be violence hotbed
Juarez has become a deadly city where bodies, blood and gun-shell casings are commonplace in the streets. "In 2008, more than 1,600 people were killed in drug-related violence; this year local …
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