A member of the Palomeres gang at home with his family. Around 300 armed gangs fight a vicious turf war in the city
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Photographer Sam Faulkner travelled to the slums of Medellin in Colombia, one of the most violent cities in the world. He found that the gangs there trust in only two things: death and the Virgin Mary
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The '29' Gang, one of the most feared 'combos'
Barrio Santo Domingo. Trained and equipped by the paramilitary death squads, the '29' have been encouraged to take on the politicised guerilla gangs operating in the barrios
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View of the communes from Barrio Castillo. Over half the city's population live in these slums
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Street scene in Barrio Castillo
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Just another Saturday morning in Barrio Niza
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The body is moved from the scene. Over 4,000 people were murdered in Medellin during the year 2000
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Police arrive in Barrio Castillo
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Gun shot victim arrives at the hospital in a taxi
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Teenage members of the Palomares gang: "The youngest ones are the real crazies"
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A woman is told about the murder of her husband
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The Virgin and the assassin's guns
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Diaego Molinad lies in the hospital morgue
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