Car bomb in Mexican drug war changes ground rules

Sunday, July 18, 2010

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The first successful car bombing by a drug cartel brings a new dimension of terror to a Mexican border region already shocked by random street battles, bodies dangling from bridges and highway checkpoints mounted by heavily armed criminals.

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