Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Mexico Drug Cartel War -- News Updates February 2, 2010



At Least 46 Killed Over Bloody Mexico Weekend -- Yahoo News/AFP

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) – A spasm of bloodletting by drug gangs claimed at least 46 lives over a long weekend in Mexico, including at least 16 young people gunned down at a high school party, officials said.

The grim trail of death began early Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder capital, when gunmen drove up to the house in several cars, first shooting at people gathered outside, then chasing and cornering some of the partygoers who jumped over a fence frantically running for their lives.

Most of the 16 or more victims were youths, according to José Reyes, mayor of the city of 1.3 million inhabitants just across the border from El Paso, Texas.

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More News On Mexico's Drug War

Gunmen in Mexico Kill 16 in Attack on a Teenagers’ Party -- New York Times
Mexico mayor says student party massacre was 'random' -- BBC
Ciudad Juarez police baffled by shooting of teens -- L.A. Times
Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random -- Washington Post

Seven Die in Shootout Between Rival Gunmen in Northern Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Five Federal Police Killed in Ambush in Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Mexico steps up war on drugs -- Detroit Free Press
Calderon Says Mexico Violence Stoked by U.S. Weapons -- Bloomberg
Mexico Makes Progress in War on Drug Cartels -- Voice of America
Mexico Extradites Man Accused of Killing US Agent -- New York Times

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