If he has indeed been murdered-or if he were to be held hostage for months-the pressure on Mr Calderon to rethink the intensity of his assault on the drug gangs might well grow.

如果他被谋害或者被绑架数月，这会给卡尔德隆带来很大压力，使其反思他对贩毒组织的猛烈打击，或许以后会出现些许变化。

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More likely, the Algerian hostage crisis signals that Islamist extremists and dangerous gangs are gaining ascendancy in that part of the world, a region that is remote but crucial.

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On Monday, a senior MQM leader blamed the violence on gangs of extortionists and land grabbers who had taken the city hostage.

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