At Least 40 Killed in Mexico in 24 Hours
By JOSE DE CORDOBA
NYT
MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials Saturday blamed turf wars between some of the country's most brutal drug cartels for a wave of violence across the nation that killed more than 40 people in three attacks, including 21 people massacred in a nightclub in the northern business capital of Monterrey.
At least 20 people are killed when suspected drug gang members open fire at a bar in Monterrey, Mexico's richest city. Video courtesy of Reuters.
The bloodiest attack took place Friday night at the gritty Sabino Gordo bar, when gun men with assault rifles shot down patrons and workers in Monterrey, a business center that has become a battleground between the Zetas drug gang and the Gulf Cartel from the next-door state of Tamaulipas.
That same day, eleven people were found shot to death in Chalco, just outside of Mexico City. One person survived the attack. On Saturday, the decapitated bodies of 10 people, including three women, turned up in the northern city of Torreon in the trunk of a vehicle.
The carnage was the latest evidence that despite the capture of many top cartel leaders, Mexico's government is making little headway in its battle against escalating drug violence.
(More here.)
NYT
MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials Saturday blamed turf wars between some of the country's most brutal drug cartels for a wave of violence across the nation that killed more than 40 people in three attacks, including 21 people massacred in a nightclub in the northern business capital of Monterrey.
At least 20 people are killed when suspected drug gang members open fire at a bar in Monterrey, Mexico's richest city. Video courtesy of Reuters.
The bloodiest attack took place Friday night at the gritty Sabino Gordo bar, when gun men with assault rifles shot down patrons and workers in Monterrey, a business center that has become a battleground between the Zetas drug gang and the Gulf Cartel from the next-door state of Tamaulipas.
That same day, eleven people were found shot to death in Chalco, just outside of Mexico City. One person survived the attack. On Saturday, the decapitated bodies of 10 people, including three women, turned up in the northern city of Torreon in the trunk of a vehicle.
The carnage was the latest evidence that despite the capture of many top cartel leaders, Mexico's government is making little headway in its battle against escalating drug violence.
(More here.)
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