13 shot dead inside bar in Mexico
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), April 22 (IANS/EFE) At least 13 people were gunned down and four wounded in an attack by suspected cartel gunmen at a bar in the northern Mexican ... Read more...
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Mexico arrests drug trafficker wanted for 1,500 murders
August 1st, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) A high-level member of a drug cartel wanted for at least 1,500 murders in Mexico's Chihuahua state has been arrested, authorities said Sunday.Jose Antonio Acosta ... Read more...
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10 killed in bar shooting in Mexico
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico city, April 2 (IANS/EFE) At least 10 people were killed in a shooting incident at a bar in a northern Mexican border city.The incident occurred at around 10.00 p.m. ... Read more...
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Mexican city closes 2,000 streets
March 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, March 3 (IANS/EFE) More than 2,000 streets have been closed in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city, on the border with US' Texas state, to keep out gangs, an official ... Read more...
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Funeral home attacked with fire bombs in Mexico
March 2nd, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), March 2 (IANS/EFE) A funeral home in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city was attacked with fire bombs and gunfire while relatives and friends mourned a man killed several ... Read more...
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Mexican border city officials seek ban on video game
February 24th, 2011 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) The mayor of Ciudad Juarez city in Mexico has said he would ask that a video game set in this gritty border metropolis be banned.Action should ... Read more...
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Singer shot at during robbery in Mexican city
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) Feb 23 (IANS/EFE) A member of popular musical band Caballo Dorado was shot by several men who robbed him in Ciudad Juarez city of Mexico, police said.Eduardo Gameros was ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Mexico violence
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 23 (IANS/EFE) At least seven people died in a gun battle between government security forces and suspected drug cartel enforcers in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, ... Read more...
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Mexican city’s lone police officer kidnapped
December 28th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) The only police officer in Guadalupe, a border town in northern Mexico, was kidnapped last week, authorities said.Erika Gandara was abducted Thursday by gunmen from her ... Read more...
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300 women killed in 2010 in Mexican border city
December 26th, 2010 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) The number of women killed in 2010 in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez has risen to 300, official figures show.The tally was based on figures ... Read more...
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Doctor shot dead in Mexican city
December 24th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen shot dead a doctor outside his house in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city, authorities said.Alfonso Perez Dominguez was killed Wednesday as he got into his car ... Read more...
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4 killed during football game in Mexican city
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) Four people, including two minors, were shot dead and another was wounded while playing soccer in this Mexican city, authorities said.The attack was perpetrated Tuesday afternoon ... Read more...
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Extortionists torch school in Mexican border city
December 7th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 7 (IANS/EFE) Extortionists set fire to a school in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez after the institute's owners reportedly refused to pay protection money, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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Woman police chief slain in Mexico
November 30th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chihuahua (Mexico), Nov 30 (IANS/EFE) The woman leading the police department in the northern Mexican town of Meoqui was shot dead while driving to work, authorities said.Hermila Garcia was named last month ... Read more...
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Six killed in Mexico violence
April 27th, 2010 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Six people, including three women, were killed and 12 injured in different incidents of violence in Ciudad Juarez city of Mexico, authorities said Monday.
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FBI joins probe of US citizens shot dead in Mexico
March 16th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), March 16 (IANS/EFE) The FBI will take part in the investigation into three people linked to the US Consulate being killed last weekend in this border city near ... Read more...
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Mexico busts gang that kidnapped doctors
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), March 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican soldiers arrested five men accused of belonging to a kidnapping ring that targeted doctors in this northern border city, authorities said.
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Mexico cold wave toll rises to 20
January 24th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) The toll in a severe cold sweeping across Mexico has risen to 20 after 12 more people were killed in northern Chihuahua state, a health official said ... Read more...
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Four Mexicans die as Christmas tree catches fire
December 25th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) A family of four died in a fire caused by a short circuit in lights on their Christmas tree in a Mexican town, the authorities said.
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2 severed heads dumped in a cooler in Mexico
January 21st, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Jan 21 (IANS) Two severed heads were found inside a cooler in front of the city hall here, EFE reported Wednesday.Along with the two heads was a card with ... Read more...
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