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2023 Ciudad Juárez Prison Attack
On 1 January 2023, a gang stormed a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of 19 people. Background The Mexican drug war began in 2006. Ciudad Juárez is a large city in Chihuahua which is next to the Mexico–United States border, United States border, opposite El Paso in Texas. Mexican drug cartels have carried out many attacks in Juárez, including a 2009 Ciudad Juárez prison riot, prison riot in March 2009, an Ciudad Juárez rehab center attack, attack on a rehab center in September 2009 and a massacre Villas de Salvárcar massacre, in January 2010. The Juárez Cartel Juárez house of death, carried out serial killings there. Attack At 7 am on 1 January 2023, a gang arrived in several armored vehicles at the Cereso number 3 state prison in Juárez, where they opened fire on guards, while prisoners inside rioted. Ten guards, seven inmates, and two gunmen were killed, while 13 other people were wounded, and four were arrested. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang
A gang is a social group, group or secret society, society of associates, friends, or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over Wiktionary:territory#Noun, territory in a community and engages, either individually or group behavior, collectively, in Crime, illegal, and possibly Violence, violent, behavior, with such behavior often constituting a form of organized crime. Etymology The word ''gang'' derives from the past participle of Old English , meaning . It is cognate with Old Norse , meaning . While the term often refers specifically to criminal groups, it also has a broader meaning of any close or organized group of people, and may have neutral, positive or negative connotations depending on usage. History In discussing the banditry in American history, Barrington Moore, Jr. suggests that gangsterism as a "form of self-help which victimizes others" may appear in societies which lack strong "forces o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
