At least six of the 20 dead in Saturday’s attack, described by Mexico’s foreign minister as an “act of barbarism,” are Mexican nationals.
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Mexico has threatened to take legal action against the US for failing to protect its citizens in the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso.
According to reports of the 20 people gunned down at a Walmart at the Cielo Vista Mall, at least six were Mexican citizens, Of the 26 injured in the attack, at least nine were Mexican nationals, according to the government.
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard called Saturday’s shooting an “act of barbarism.” and promised Mexico City will act.
“The president has instructed me to ensure that Mexico’s indignation translates into … efficient, prompt, expeditious and forceful legal actions for Mexico to take a role and demand that conditions are established that protect … Mexicans in the United States,” Ebrard said in a video posted on Twitter.
El Paso, America’s 22nd-largest city with an estimated population of 682,669, is more than 80 percent Hispanic or Latino, according to U.S. census data. El Paso sits just across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juárez, which has a population of 1.3 million.
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