Masked Mexican Army Soldiers guard the Costco Store after a drug related assignation of a shopper entering the store January 15, 2009 in Juarez, Mexico. The shooting, believed linked to the ongoing drug war which has already claimed more than 40 people since the start of the year. More than 1600 people were killed in Juarez in 2008, making Juarez the most violent city in Mexico.

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Masked Mexican Army Soldiers guard the Costco Store after a drug related assignation of a shopper entering the store January 15, 2009 in Juarez, Mexico. The shooting, believed linked to the ongoing drug war which has already claimed more than 40 people since the start of the year. More than 1600 people were killed in Juarez in 2008, making Juarez the most violent city in Mexico.

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Location: Juarez, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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