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| 21 dead in clash between Mexican army, drug gang |
| 2009-02-11 |
| At least 21 people have been killed in a fight between gunmen and Mexico's army after gang members kidnapped nine people in the state of Chihuahua. The gunmen murdered six of the hostages while the Mexican soldiers killed fourteen gangsters on Tuesday, AFP reported. At least one army soldier was killed in the gunfight. The accident took place in the town of Villa Ahumada in the northern territories where Mexico's drug cartels have carried out deadly attacks recently, killing more than 220 people in separate clashes. Mexico's bloody drug war killed around 5,300 in 2008 despite the government's campaign to crack down on the gang members. Analysts blame corrupt elements in the police and government for the crime wave in Mexico. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I believe any headline using the words "Mexican army, drug gang" has high risk of redundancy, requiring some edits .... |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2009-02-11 19:10 |
| #3 Analysts blame corrupt elements in the police and government for the crime wave in Mexico. Which would then explain the situation, of more killings than combat deaths in Iraq, happening in Chicago. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-11 10:16 |
| #2 "The accident took place in the town of Villa Ahumada" Sure doesn't look like an accident to me. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-02-11 01:56 |
| #1 ION COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG > WAR IN AFGHANISTAN COULD BE LOST BY SUMMER. Weirdly and Mysteriously, but of course only PCo-incidentally + Correctly, SUMMER is also the period various Mil Forum Netters believe the USA MAY HAVE TO INVADE MEXICO as due to possib GOVT. = NATIONAL COLLAPSE??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-02-11 01:49 |