Juarez:  Sixty Eight Homicides So Far in January

Recent Incidences Reveal Increased Audacity, Disregard for Human Life

From Diario, Jan. 21:  Among the victims of homicide are two who were incinerated, three decapitated, one smothered to death, another run over intentionally, five encobijados, and several killed by gunfire in front of dozens of witnesses in public places.  A bus was hijacked by gunmen and then burned.  Yesterday (Sunday) at 10:00 am gunmen went to a used car lot, in front of many witnesses, and stole three late-model vehicles after tearing down the protective chain.  The other day there was another attack on a police station, this time the Distrito Oriente, after which the same gunmen carjacked a vehicle being driven by a woman while they were escaping.  In this summary, written by the Diario staff, the suthors suggest things are beginning to be reminiscent of the year 2010, when Juárez became the most violent city in the world.