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An unidentified man lies dead on the street in the neighborhood of Boleita in Caracas, November 15,2008. Venezuela has one of the world's highest murder rates
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010

Open quoteThere's no control of criminals in the street, no control of anything.Close quote

  • HECTOR OLIVARES,
  • who has lost two children to gun violence in Venezuela, on the country's decade-long surge in homicides; civilian deaths in Venezuela more than triple those in Iraq
Photo: Jorge Silva / Reuters | Source: New York [Times]