Saturday, July 17, 2010

Mexico's Drug Cartels Are Now Using Car Bombs



Car Bomb Escalates Mexican Drug War -- CBC

A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico's decades-long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap for federal police, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday.

Jose Reyes said federal police have confirmed to him that a car bomb was used in the attack that killed three people Thursday.

It was the first time a drug cartel has used a bomb to attack Mexican security forces, marking an escalation in the country's already raging drug war.

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More News ON Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Car bomb in Mexican drug war changes ground rules -- AP
Mexico blames drug cartel for deadly car bomb -- Reuters
Mexican drug gang kills policemen -- Al Jazeera
Drug Cartels Turn Juarez Into Hell On Earth -- Huffington Post
Ciudad Juarez’s grim milestone: 6,000 dead -- Reuters
At least 12 killed in Mexico clashes -- CNN
At least 12 killed and 21 injured after three gunfights in northeast Mexico -- Wire Update
Inside Mexico's Drug War, Americans Allege Abuse -- Wall Street Journal
Mexican drug cartels' newest weapon: Cold War-era grenades made in U.S. -- Washington Post
How Legal Pot Could Harm the Cartels -- Newsweek

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