Last month in the northern state of Durango, a group of prisoners was apparently released from jail for the night to murder 18 partygoers in a next-door state.

上个月在杜兰戈州北部，一些囚犯在晚上从监狱里被释放后谋杀了附近州的18个社交常客。

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Guerrero, the state in which Acapulco lies, is one of Mexico’s most violent, with a murder rate more than 20 times that of Yucatán.

阿卡普尔科所在的格雷罗州（Guerrero），是墨西哥最乱的地方之一，谋杀案发生率比尤卡坦州高出了20多倍。

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The resulting anthology contains stories which cover everything from state-sponsored brutality and murder in Colombia to the systematic ravaging of Congo's natural resources.

这本画集涵盖了一切相关内容：从哥伦比亚地区国家支持的残忍粗暴到刚果自然资源的破坏。

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The driver of the truck also pleaded guilty to state murder and hate-crime charges and was sentenced to life in prison.

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But a Justice Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN the teen will face federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges.

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Better policing has contributed to a fall in the state's murder rate (though it did tick slightly upwards last year).

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