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Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot
Culiacán has seen violence skyrocket since a feud broke out between two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
BBC World•
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Culiacán to demand an end to the violence that has wracked the north Mexico city.
The state of Sinaloa has seen the number of murders and disappearances skyrocket since two factions of the Sinaloa cartel started a bloody war two years ago.
Residents dressed in white held up posters of missing loved and signs reading "We don't want fear, we want peace" at the protest on Sunday.
Businessman Sergio Esquer told AFP news agency that more than 5,000 businesses had closed since the start of the feud.