Gang Violence Leaves 11 Dead in Mexican Border City

Gang Violence Leaves 11 Dead in Mexican Border City
A woman stands in front of the building where unknown persons burnt down shops in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Aug. 12, 2022. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images
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MEXICO CITY—A gang riot inside a border prison that left two inmates dead quickly spread to the streets of Ciudad Juarez where alleged gang members killed nine more people, including four employees of a radio station, security officials said Friday.

The surge in violence recalled a far more deadly period in Juarez more than a decade earlier. Mexico’s powerful drug cartels commonly use local gangs to defend their territory and carry out their vendettas.