ACAPULCO, Mexico ? Nearly two dozen gas stations in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco have shut down simultaneously for three hours to protest growing drug cartel violence in the area.
Gas station owners say several of their security guards and attendants have been killed amid a spike in kidnappings, extortion and armed holdups.
The Friday protest demanded Mexican President Felipe Calderon step up security in the area. Station owners say requests for added police presence have been denied and warned that more gas station closures could come.
Drug violence has grown in Acapulco since the December 2009 killing of cartel boss Arturo Beltran Leyva, which set off fighting among factions of the Beltran Leyva cartel.
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