Mexico braces for a violent 2010
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-08 07:58
MEXICO CITY: Chihuahua, a city near the Mexican-US border, will see even more violence in 2010, a top Mexican general told the local media.
According to estimates published by local media, Chihuahua saw nearly 2,100 murders in 2009, out of nearly 6,600 in the whole nation, or around 65 murders per 100,000 residents.
El Salvador, the region's most violent nation, had 71 murders per 100,000 residents during the same period.
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