vehenia lopez reports on why they're being targeted. >> cesar villas, one of police officers in vedgesnezuela who have become victim to crime. >> i always prayed, my son told me to relax he knew how to stay care of himself. >> ville la's >> villa's family, fear among his fellow officers they might be next. on state patrol with the state police of miranda that fear is obvious. >> when we are off duty the risk is higher because people recognize us and they know we carry guns. >> reporter: according to criminologists killing of police officers have been on the rise since 2012 thanks in part because local communities have little respect for a force that can be abusive and corrupt. venezuela is one of the most dangerous countries in the world yet policemen are often understaffed and your honor gunned by criminals. contributed ironically to a rise in crime. >> we have become victims because we are armed. in the country there's no sale on manufacturing of guns to the general public because criminals don't have access to weapons they kill officers but in addition to this, it's become a symbol

vehenia lopez reports. >> cesar villas was killed by gangsters. the 35-year-old was more than 100 police officers who in venezuela have become the recent target of crime in 2015 alone. >> translator: i always prayed to my god to protect him my son would say relax he knew how to take care of himself. >> reporter: he was ambushed by thugs who stole his weapon. his death leaves a grieving family and the fear amongst his fellow officers that they might be next. in the evening a tour of duty makes that obvious. >> they know we carry guns. >> according to criminologists killing police officers have been on the rise since 2012 thanks about part because local communities have little respect for a force that can be abusive and corrupt. venezuela is one of the most dangerous countries in the world yet policemen here often understaffed and outgunned by criminals. a recent government ban on weapons have also contributed ironically to a rise in crime. >> we have become victims because we are armed. in the country there's no sale on manufacturing of guns to the

vehenia lopez, al jazeera. caracas, venezuela. >>> stopping mercer, and last year's ebola crisis. ebola crisis. >> the united states and south korea have joined forces literally to deter aggression from north korea. first ever combined division today, the unit was combined after talks last year and officially activated today. more than 28,000 troops serve in south korea. two new missiles, one is a ballistic missile that could strike any target in north korea. the second is designed to destroy enemy missiles in flight. >>> meanwhile, south korea is battling an outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome. hospitals across the country have set up temporary hospitals to treat them. >>> around this time last year west africa was facing one of the most complex and serious outbreaks of ebola. first reported in december of 2013 but it wasn't until august of 2014 that the world health organization declared the outbreak of international concern. most of them from guinea, sierra leone and liberia countries around the world donated $150 billion to solve the problem. doctors without borders s

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