Mexico Drug War: More Than 40 Killed In Weekend Violence

Mexico Drug War: More Than 40 Killed In Weekend Violence
A policeman stands by the cadaver of a woman murdered in a store in the Renacimiento neighborhood in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on July 12, 2012. Acapulco is one of Mexico's most popular seaside resorts. More than 50,000 people have been killed after President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on the drug cartels in December 2006. AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO (Photo credit should read Pedro PARDO/AFP/GettyImages)
A policeman stands by the cadaver of a woman murdered in a store in the Renacimiento neighborhood in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on July 12, 2012. Acapulco is one of Mexico's most popular seaside resorts. More than 50,000 people have been killed after President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on the drug cartels in December 2006. AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO (Photo credit should read Pedro PARDO/AFP/GettyImages)

More than 40 people were killed across Mexico at the weekend, including 12 in the famous Pacific resort city of Acapulco.

According to the Spanish news agency EFE, 10 men and two women were shot dead in the seaside city, which has seen an escalation in drug-related violence in recent years.

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