Villas de Salvárcar massacre

The Villas de Salvárcar massacre occurred in Villas de Salvárcar, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on January 31, 2010, early in the morning. 16 young people died. Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera of the El Paso Times stated that the event "brought attention to the city's social problems" and "caused outrage in Mexico because of the brutality.". People outside Mexico also expressed outrage about the crime. As a result, the federal government started the program "Todos Somos Juárez" (We are Juárez) to rejuvenate the city, and President of Mexico Felipe Calderón took additional measures against drug cartels. Lorena Figueroa of the El Paso Times stated that due to the "brutality" of the crime, "the massacre gave notoriety" to Villas de Salvárcar.

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