▁throwing ▁the ▁gr en ades . ▁ ▁Context ▁Mor elia ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁President ▁F eli pe ▁Cal der ón ▁of ▁the ▁P AN , ▁although ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mich oc án ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁P RI ▁and ▁PR D . ▁Mich o ac án ▁has , ▁since ▁Cal der ón ▁took ▁office , ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁foc al ▁points ▁in ▁its ▁anti - d rug ▁efforts ▁and ▁initial ▁susp ic ions ▁indicated ▁that ▁ ▁the ▁at roc ity ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁dru gs ▁cart els , ▁either ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁for ▁territory ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁the ▁government . ▁Con dem n ation ▁of ▁the ▁incident ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁un anim ous , ▁as ▁such ▁tact ics ▁of ▁the ▁drug ▁l ords ▁in ▁attack ing ▁random ▁citiz en ▁con greg ations ▁was ▁un pre ced ented ▁in ▁Mexican ▁history . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Time ▁Magazine : ▁T error ▁Blood ies ▁Mexico ▁C ele br ations ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁cr imes ▁in ▁Mexico ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁mur ders ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Mexico ▁Category : 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁Mich o ac án ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁mass ▁murder ▁in ▁Mexico ▁Category : Cr ime ▁in ▁Mich o ac án ▁Category : Ex pl os ions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8