A spree of alleged drug cartel arson and shootings in four states of Mexico, including here in Ciudad Juarez last week, has resulted in the death of 11 people. The federal government has deployed soldiers and National Guard troops to respond to the situation, but the motives are still unclear. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denies that these were terrorist attacks and instead claims these attacks are part of a conspiracy against him by political opponents.

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