Fugitive drug lord 'El Chapo' injured in narrow escape from capture

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
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Fugitive drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was believed to be injured recently as he evaded capture, CNN reports the Mexican government said in a statement Friday.

El Chapo has been on the run since he escaped from a maximum security prison in July, reportedly exiting through a mile-long tunnel he arranged to construct.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.