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June 6, 2011

Mexico Anti-Drug War March Heads to Ciudad Juárez 
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A march against the U.S.-backed war on drugs continued through Mexico
City on Saturday to protest the violence that's claimed more than 38,000
lives since 2006. The march began in the central Mexican state of
Morelos, led by the Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, whose 24-year-old son
was killed by gunmen earlier this year.

Ciudad Juarez: "We have a national emergency here. If the government
does not listen to what the people are asking of them then we are
heading to a point of no return that will hurt more than the violence we
have already seen."

The marchers plan to arrive in Mexico's most violent city, Ciudad
Juárez, later this week.



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