Ángel Di María Targeted with Death Threat Amid Rosario's Escalating Drug Violence

The Argentine city of Rosario faces renewed fear as soccer star Ángel Di María receives a death threat, highlighting the city's struggle with gang violence and drug trafficking.

• Soccer star Ángel Di María received a death threat in Rosario, Argentina, amid concerns he may return to play for his boyhood club.
• The threat against Di María is part of a wider pattern of violence in Rosario, including attacks on public transport workers and a supermarket owned by Lionel Messi's in-laws.
• Rosario's homicide rate is five times the national average, fueled by drug trafficking and gang conflicts.
• Authorities are investigating the threat, which aimed to intimidate the population and target public figures.
• The Argentine government is considering a bill to allow the armed forces to intervene in internal security operations to combat the violence.

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