On January 1, armed men attacked a prison in Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico, on the border with the United States, reports DW..

14 people - 10 security personnel and 4 prisoners - were killed in the attack.. Another 13 people were injured, prosecutors said..

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The prison was attacked by armed men in armored vehicles. Fights broke out during the attack. The security forces managed to take the situation under control only after five hours.. During this time, 24 prisoners managed to escape from prison..

During a car chase, four attackers were apprehended and their SUV was confiscated.. A little later, in another district of the city, two more armed men were shot dead, threatening law enforcement officers..

Shortly before the attack on the prison, a nearby police station was attacked..

Ciudad Juarez is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. It is located in the state of Chihuahua near the border of Mexico and the United States, is the site of confrontation between law enforcement officers and rival drug cartels " In the list of cities in the world with the highest number of murders, Ciudad Juarez, according to the latest data, ranks fifth with a rate of 85 episodes per 100,000 inhabitants per year. In the late 2010s, it was the most dangerous city on the planet..

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In the summer of 2022, the country's ex-Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam was taken into custody in Mexico - he is suspected of involvement in the disappearance of people, torture and crimes against the administration of justice. Karam led the first investigation into the disappearance of over 40 Mexican students in 2014. The country's authorities later declared them dead, although the bodies were never found..

In addition, Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for media workers.. According to the International Federation of Journalists, 11 journalists were killed in Mexico in 2022..