23 die in Mexico drug violence
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec 22 (BSS/AFP) - A spasm of drug violence has claimed the lives of at least 23 people in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, authorities said Monday.
Of the 23 deaths, 13 were in the city of Ciudad Juarez alone not far from the US city of El Paso, Texas. Ciudad Juarez is Mexico's bloodiest city with more than 2,500 murders this year alone.
Of the 23 deaths, 13 were in the city of Ciudad Juarez alone not far from the US city of El Paso, Texas. Ciudad Juarez is Mexico's bloodiest city with more than 2,500 murders this year alone.