1,200 Children Killed by Cartel Violence in Mexico Since 2006
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Edwin Mora

Miguel Angel Mancera

Mexico City's Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera listens to journalists during a press conference in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Mancera presented four men allegedly responsible for the murdering of five members of a family in the southern area of Mexico's capital. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

(CNSNews.com) - The drug war in Mexico has claimed the lives of at least 1,200 minors in that nation, according to a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The coalition, in a press conference on Monday in Mexico City, said the drug violence has killed 1,200 girls, boys, and teenagers since December 2006.

These young people have become “collateral damageâ€