CELAYA, Mexico — Gunmen killed 10 people in
an attack on a hotel and two bars in the city of Celaya in central
Mexico,
security officials said Tuesday.
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The attack late Monday claimed the lives of seven
women and three men and left two people injured, according to the security
secretariat in Celaya, in the central Guanajuato state.
Officials found the dead bodies upon arrival in the
neighborhood of Valle Hermoso after reports of gunfire, the unit said in a
statement.
Witnesses said the victims were shot, after which
the attackers poured gasoline to set the establishments on fire. They said the
bodies were scattered among plastic tables and chairs, and one was lying on the
sidewalk. A known criminal group of the region left behind calling cards
claiming the massacre.
Guanajuato, a thriving industrial region that hosts
a refinery and a major pipeline, has become one of Mexico’s most violent states
due to a dispute between the Santa Rosa de Lima and Jalisco New Generation
cartels.
The gangs fight for control of trafficking routes for drugs
and stolen fuel. Since December 2006, when the government launched a
controversial military anti-drug operation, Mexico has recorded more than 340,000
murders, according to official figures.
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