U.S. issues security alert for Juarez after wave of drug cartel, gang attacks on police

Following a wave of coordinated attacks against police, the U.S. government issued a security alert for U.S. citizens in Juárez and Chihuahua City.

The attacks left at least eight Juárez police officers wounded after gunmen ambushed patrol vehicles, fired at a police station and set a public bus ablaze on Thursday night.

The attacks were carried out by La Linea crime organization and the Mexicles gang, previous rivals who have now become allies, authorities said.

La Linea is another name for the Juárez drug cartel. The Mexicles were aligned with the Sinaloa cartel during the drug-cartel war years a decade ago.

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