Last week, four Americans were kidnapped in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, while on a medical tourism trip. Two of them were killed and the other two are now back in the US. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Mexico-based journalist Ioan Grillo to find out more about why Matamoros is experiencing a high rate of violence right now.
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