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Security & Strategic Review September 2008 (ISSN 1741-4202)
MEXICO: Action as violence turns both massive and indiscriminate
In September Mexico has undergone one of the
worst multiple killings in more than a decade, as well as a chilling twist in
the violence unleashed by the drug gangs: the first-ever indiscriminate attack
on the public. Towards the end of the month, the death toll attributed to the
drug-gang wars had shot above 3,200 - almost a fifth higher than that for the
whole of last year. On the other hand, the massive groundswell of public
indignation at the impunity of criminals has spurred the federal and state
governments into more energetic action against kidnapping, which has led to the
disruption of nine gangs of kidnappers.
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