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Gunmen have carried out another attack on a drugs rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, killing 10 people and injuring two others. | Gunmen have carried out another attack on a drugs rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, killing 10 people and injuring two others. |
The shooting follows the deaths of 18 people in an attack on a separate rehab centre in the same city this month. | The shooting follows the deaths of 18 people in an attack on a separate rehab centre in the same city this month. |
Such shootings have been blamed on drug traffickers who accuse the clinics of protecting dealers from rival gangs. | Such shootings have been blamed on drug traffickers who accuse the clinics of protecting dealers from rival gangs. |
A vicious inter-gang drug war in Ciudad Juarez has seen some 1,400 drug-related deaths so far this year. | A vicious inter-gang drug war in Ciudad Juarez has seen some 1,400 drug-related deaths so far this year. |
Thousands of extra police and troops have been deployed in the city, which is on the US border, to try to stem the inter-gang violence. | Thousands of extra police and troops have been deployed in the city, which is on the US border, to try to stem the inter-gang violence. |
The latest killings took place at the Anexo de Vida clinic. | The latest killings took place at the Anexo de Vida clinic. |
Vladimir Tuexi, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney, said the 10 people who died late on Tuesday night were shot as they finished praying before going to bed, reported Reuters news agency. | Vladimir Tuexi, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney, said the 10 people who died late on Tuesday night were shot as they finished praying before going to bed, reported Reuters news agency. |
Earlier this month, Chihuahua state security minister, Victor Valencia de los Santos, said that rehab centres had become the breeding ground for criminal gangs. | |
"In this type of places, the drug cartels are recruiting youngsters from 17 to 23 years of age," he was quoted as saying by Mexico's El Universal newspaper. | "In this type of places, the drug cartels are recruiting youngsters from 17 to 23 years of age," he was quoted as saying by Mexico's El Universal newspaper. |
The rival drugs cartels are embroiled in a vicious turf war over control of highly lucrative smuggling routes into the United States. | The rival drugs cartels are embroiled in a vicious turf war over control of highly lucrative smuggling routes into the United States. |
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