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17 Massacred at Mexican Rehab Clinic

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(Newser) – Hooded gunmen killed 17 people after storming a Mexican drug and alcohol rehab center in Ciudad Juarez yesterday, Sky News reports. The men, believed to be hitmen from a drug cartel, forced the patients to line up in a corrider before gunning them down. Gangs have targeted rehab clinics in the Mexican border city before, accusing them of sheltering members of rival cartels.

A federal police officer stands guard in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
A federal police officer stands guard in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.   (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The shadows of curious onlookers and journalists are cast on the pavement behind a police line in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent city.
The shadows of curious onlookers and journalists are cast on the pavement behind a police line in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent city.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
This map locates Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where gunmen shot 17 people at a drug rehabilitation center yesterday.
This map locates Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where gunmen shot 17 people at a drug rehabilitation center yesterday.   (AP)
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Armed men shot at about 20 people, killing 17 of them and injuring three. - Mexican Army spokesman Enrique Torres

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kyleleitch
Sep 3, 09 3:14 AM CDT
This is so sad. We always think of this happening in South America and abroad but it happens in our own backyard. And what's scary is that it's increasing all the time along the border. Reply
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riffran
Sep 3, 09 4:43 AM CDT
Agreed...very sad indeed. Those people were there to get help ...not shot Reply
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Laugh
Sep 3, 09 5:59 AM CDT
Yes. Sounds a lot like the people "euthanized" in New Orleans by doctors in a hurry to evacuate. They were also there to get help...
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schmidtkoff
Sep 3, 09 11:28 AM CDT
@laugh. not the same. where did new orleans come from? this is about drug cartels and mexico.
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tameesha_sharpton
Sep 3, 09 6:19 AM CDT
laugh, that is the most foolish statement that i have ever read..... ANYWHERE !!! YOU ARE AN IDIOT. Reply
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