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Thousands of Mexicans march to protest drug war

By REUTERS

MAY 9, 2011 03:26

MEXICO CITY - Tens of thousands of Mexicans on Sunday marched into the capital city to protest the wave of killing that has claimed 38,000 lives since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug gangs in late 2006.

Demonstrators, many wearing white and walking in silence, held up placards that read "Not a single more death," "Enough already" and "No more bloodshed."

The march started on Thursday about 45 miles (72 km) from the capital in the tourist city of Cuernavaca, which has been rocked by drug-related violence and where in March suspected hitmen killed the son of writer Javier Sicilia, who is heading the march.

"We don't want any more death because of this growing mess," said Sicilia, from a platform in Mexico's huge central Zocalo square, where the demonstrators gathered.

"No more deaths, no more hate. We've come out to walk these streets with dignity and peace ... violence will only bring us more violence," he added.

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