Four police officers killed in Mexican border city

Gunmen killed four police officers in four separate attacks yesterday in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, AP reports. The murders took place within a 30 minute period, raising suspicions that they were coordinated.

"Dozens of Ciudad Juarez police have been killed this year in attacks blamed on drug gangs trying to consolidate territory. Many officers have quit out of fear for their lives, often after their names have appeared on hit lists left in public," the wire service says.

Last month, we told you about a Juarez crime reporter who was shot to death in front of his daughter.

Posted at 02:12 PM/ET, December 15, 2008
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