Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans protest killings (AP)

Demonstrators protest in Mexico City against the tide of killings, kidnappings and shootouts sweeping the country, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. More than 13 anti-crime groups planned for tens of thousands of people to join marches in all 32 Mexican states Saturday evening, urging people to walk in silence with candles or lanterns. The signs protesters hold portrait Carlos Escalante Ruiz, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1993. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Mexicans, many carrying pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched across the country Saturday to demand government action against a relentless tide of killings, abductions and shootouts.

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