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Posted on: May 13th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Non-US News ]
Tags: border, drug violence, gangs, Mexico, police, protest
Thousands of Mexicans dressed in white marched silently Sunday through the streets of Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas to protest drug-related violence. that killed more than 100 people, including about 20 police officers, during the past week in Mexico. VOA’s Greg Flakus has been following the situation from our Houston bureau.
Ordinary citizens in Mexico are reacting with alarm as the war between rival drug smuggling groups erupts in city centers and residential neighborhoods. Law enforcement experts say drug gangs are reacting violently to efforts by police and the army to break up their operations.”*
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