At least seven people watching a football match have been shot dead in
Mexico, sources said Saturday, adding to the country’s murder toll which
last year hit a two-decade high.
The latest killings after more than 25,000 last year happened in Monterrey, an industrial hub in the country’s northeast.
At least four hooded gunmen entered a home in the city and threatened about 20 people watching the football, a source at the local prosecutor’s office told AFP.
Some were herded to a bathroom where they were gunned down, the source said, citing witnesses.
Like much of Mexico, Monterrey has been afflicted by drug violence in recent years.
In 2006 the government launched a controversial military anti-drug operation which critics say has only led to more murders and attacks.
The latest killings after more than 25,000 last year happened in Monterrey, an industrial hub in the country’s northeast.
At least four hooded gunmen entered a home in the city and threatened about 20 people watching the football, a source at the local prosecutor’s office told AFP.
Some were herded to a bathroom where they were gunned down, the source said, citing witnesses.
Like much of Mexico, Monterrey has been afflicted by drug violence in recent years.
In 2006 the government launched a controversial military anti-drug operation which critics say has only led to more murders and attacks.
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